2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Dayton the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UDayton also did well on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago 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 Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 5% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.
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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 per year.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus 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 #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Notre Dame 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 suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Notre Dame is ranked #2 for overall quality for child development in the Great Lakes Region .
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Ball 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Ball State graduate students pay an average of $26,600 in tuition and fees each year.
Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Kent State University at Kent 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. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.
Kent State graduate students pay an average of $21,952 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 794 |
| Ohio | 107 |
| Illinois | 857 |
| Indiana | 721 |
| Wisconsin | 11 |
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Majors Related to Child Development
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 15 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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