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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

95 Colleges
$18,825 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #58 most popular major in the country with 17,542 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 95 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for child development students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for child development majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 15% Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Permian Basin are $14,071 per year.

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#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Out of the 95 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Henderson State University are $9,108 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.

The Graduate Center also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 a year.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.

Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#9

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

With a ranking of #9, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 a year.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $15,048 per year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Texas Woman’s University Report

#12

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UDayton also did well on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #13, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

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#14

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Texas State graduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Child Development & Psychology students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 Alliant International University San Diego, CA
16 University of Delaware Newark, DE
17 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
18 DePaul University Chicago, IL
19 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO

Child Development & Psychology by Region

View the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 25 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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