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Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$45,083 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,867 Avg Salary

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.

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

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.

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

Trinity College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list.

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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 very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GWU are $57,984 a year. On average, child development graduates from GWU take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for child development in District of Columbia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. 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.

CUA also took the #4 spot in our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

More Child Development & Psychology Rankings in District of Columbia

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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