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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

48 Colleges
$34,644 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,369 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #58 most popular major in the country with 17,542 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for child development majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology 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 degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

The Graduate Center undergraduate students pay an average of $15,360 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Graduate Center also is in the top 10% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 48 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cornell are $61,015 a year.

Cornell also took the #4 spot in our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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$16,052 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Clarion University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,052 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$21,418 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State undergraduate students pay an average of $21,418 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
$51,360 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hofstra are $51,360 per year.

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#6

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
$55,776 Average Tuition & Fees

Fordham University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value child development and psychology programs. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fordham U are $55,776 per year.

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#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duquesne are $43,526 per year.

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$15,062 Average Tuition & Fees

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Edinboro are $15,062 per year. Child Development majors at Edinboro take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $220.

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$28,470 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMBC are $28,470 a year.

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#10

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD
$18,480 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Morgan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan State are $18,480 per year.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,017
New York 1,838
Maryland 128
New Jersey 546
District of Columbia 192
Delaware 210

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 25 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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