2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,838 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #47 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
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 New York ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York 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.
Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The Graduate Center did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cornell is ranked #1 for overall quality for child development in New York.
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Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hunter are $11,398 per year.
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Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brooklyn College are $11,522 per year.
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Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fordham U are $23,846 a year.
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St. Francis College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the large city of Brooklyn Heights, SFC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFC are $16,000 per year.
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Teachers College at Columbia 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 #7 on the list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Teachers College graduate students pay an average of $35,054 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Teachers College is ranked #2 for overall quality for child development in New York.
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University of Rochester landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree child development and psychology programs. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.
University of Rochester graduate students pay an average of $47,541 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Rochester also did well on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Columbia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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New York 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. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
NYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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Request InformationBest Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,017 |
| Maryland | 128 |
| New Jersey | 546 |
| District of Columbia | 192 |
| Delaware | 210 |
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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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 12 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.