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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$29,999 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,693 Avg Salary

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

With 91 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #99 most popular major in Illinois.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for child development majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Child Development & Psychology

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

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

Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Loyola University Chicago Report

#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also made our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Chicago Report

Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 57
Ohio 72
Indiana 99
Wisconsin 11

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 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).

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