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Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$14,124 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,734 Avg Salary

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

Child Development & Psychology is the #26 most popular major in Washington with 672 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Washington 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Child Development & Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named Central Washington University the best value school in Washington for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CWU are $12,127 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in Washington. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WWU are $12,490 a year.

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Out of the 3 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Seattle are $17,754 a year.

UW Seattle did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

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Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,035
Oregon 5
Nevada 52

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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