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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$33,177 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #79 in the country. In fact 2,576 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $22,380 per year.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stanford is ranked #1 for overall quality for child development in the Far Western US Region .

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Institute of Integral Studies is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CIIS are $22,188 a year.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

Oregon State graduate students pay an average of $29,420 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCSB is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 per year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Irvine Report

University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 15% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Southern California Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 231
Washington 27
Oregon 5
Nevada 51

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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