2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

With 192 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #38 most popular major in District of Columbia.

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.

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 District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Psychology

#1

Trinity Washington University

Washington, DC

24 Degrees

#5 in Quality in District of Columbia

$25,110 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Trinity Washington University to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Trinity College undergraduate students pay an average of $25,110 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Child Development majors at Trinity College take out an average of $40,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Trinity College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, DC

166 Degrees

#2 in Quality in District of Columbia

$57,984 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, child development graduates from GWU take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

GWU also made our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #2.

Full Child Development & Psychology at George Washington University Report

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

2 Degrees

#4 in Quality in District of Columbia

$52,156 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in District of Columbia. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CUA are $52,156 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CUA is ranked #4 for overall quality for child development in District of Columbia.

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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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