2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You
In 2020-2021, 301 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #52 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado to see which programs offered the best value experiences for child development students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Psychology
Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $9,384 per year. Child Development majors at CU Anschutz take out an average of $25,536 in student loans while working on their egree.
CU Anschutz also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Colorado list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Denver are $10,021 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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The excellent programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regis U are $39,610 per year.
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Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCU are $25,473 per year. The average amount in student loans that child development majors at CCU take out is $19,500.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 419 |
| Idaho | 4 |
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Child Development & Psychology Related Majors for Child Development
Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
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 4 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.