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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$26,343 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

With 155 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #121 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Psychology

#1

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC
$5,379 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fayetteville State University the best value school in North Carolina for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fayetteville State University are $5,379 a year.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Fayetteville State University

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for child development and psychology students. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year.

ECU also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at East Carolina University

#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Duke undergraduate students pay an average of $60,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Duke also made our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Duke University Report

$32,450 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, William Peace University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, WPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

WPU undergraduate students pay an average of $32,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at William Peace 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
Florida 544
Tennessee 398
Kentucky 126
South Carolina 348
Louisiana 5
Arkansas 18
Alabama 55
Mississippi 7

One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 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.

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