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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$14,895 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

With 18 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #140 most popular major in Arkansas.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arkansas 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.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Arkansas

Check out the child development programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Psychology

#1

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR
$7,560 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Henderson State University the best value school in Arkansas for child development and psychology students. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Henderson State University are $7,560 a year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Henderson State University Report

#2

Harding University

Searcy, AR
$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Harding undergraduate students pay an average of $22,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harding also made our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Harding University

Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 352
Virginia 27
North Carolina 155
Florida 544
Tennessee 398
Kentucky 126
South Carolina 348
Louisiana 5
Alabama 55
Mississippi 7

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 2 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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