2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas of the Permian Basin the best value school in the Southwest Region for child development and psychology students. Located in the midsize city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
UT Permian Basin undergraduate students pay an average of $21,474 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.
UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $19,333 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Angelo State are $17,978 per year.
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Texas Woman’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TWU are $18,186 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,559 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Texas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value child development and psychology programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year.
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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCO are $18,917 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTEP are $24,952 a year.
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Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 250 |
| Arizona | 134 |
| Oklahoma | 153 |
| New Mexico | 8 |
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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.
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 20 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.