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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$31,696 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

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.

UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UDayton is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

UW - Madison 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 5% of all schools in this category.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each 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 college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 per year.

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#8

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

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 large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Notre Dame graduate students pay an average of $58,662 in tuition and fees each year.

Notre Dame not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ball State are $26,600 a year.

Ball State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #10, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 a 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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 794
Ohio 107
Illinois 857
Indiana 721
Wisconsin 11

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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