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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$26,418 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for child development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Far Western US Region

Check out the child development master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the best value school in the Far Western US Region for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alliant International University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Alliant graduate students pay an average of $19,874 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Azusa Pacific University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 per year.

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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $22,380 per year.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUSB are $18,151 a year.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stanford is ranked #2 for overall quality for child development in the Far Western US Region .

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Western Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.

WWU graduate students pay an average of $24,737 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Central Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CWU are $25,681 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,035
Washington 672
Oregon 5
Nevada 52

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 16 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).

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