2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Psychology
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great value for child development and psychology students. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U of U also is in the top 20% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $26,376 per year. Child Development majors at CU Anschutz take out an average of $25,536 in student loans while working on their egree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU Anschutz also is in the top 20% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Denver are $27,502 a year. Child Development majors at MSU Denver take out an average of $26,345 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Regis U undergraduate students pay an average of $39,610 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $27,576 per year.
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Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.
ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,326 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Colorado Christian University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCU are $25,473 a year. The average amount in student loans that child development majors at CCU take out is $19,500.
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Request InformationBest Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 301 |
| Utah | 419 |
| Idaho | 4 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 8 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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