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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$26,354 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,750 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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 medium-sized student population.

UT Permian Basin undergraduate students pay an average of $21,474 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$19,333 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 per year.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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 school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per 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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#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX
$17,978 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Angelo State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college 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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$18,186 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,186 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$22,559 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas State are $22,559 a year.

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$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $20,906 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,917 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Oklahoma came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCO are $18,917 a year.

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$24,952 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $24,952 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

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

More Child Development & Psychology Rankings in the Southwest Region

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.

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