2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Southeast 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Henderson State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for child development and psychology students. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Henderson State University are $9,768 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.
UNG undergraduate students pay an average of $16,014 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, child development majors at UNG accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNG also is in the top 10% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Harding undergraduate students pay an average of $22,230 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Harding also is in the top 15% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $23,574 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ECU also is in the top 15% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.
Fayetteville State University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,987 in tuition and fees each year.
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Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Duke are $60,244 a year.
Duke also took the #1 spot in our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value child development and psychology programs. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Knoxville are $31,664 a year.
UT Knoxville also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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James Madison University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JMU are $29,564 per year.
JMU also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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University of North Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNF is a large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
UNF undergraduate students pay an average of $19,407 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, child development graduates from UNF carry an average student debtload of $19,510. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $121, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #10, William Carey University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William Carey University are $14,550 per year.
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Request InformationBest Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 352 |
| Virginia | 27 |
| North Carolina | 155 |
| Florida | 544 |
| Tennessee | 398 |
| Kentucky | 126 |
| South Carolina | 348 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Arkansas | 18 |
| Alabama | 55 |
| Mississippi | 7 |
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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 Majors Related to Child Development
| 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.