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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$16,688 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #58 in the country. In fact 17,542 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for child development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Child Development & Psychology

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Texas Tech University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $15,677 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 250
Arizona 134
Oklahoma 153
New Mexico 8

One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Child Development

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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