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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$28,987 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the child development doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in the Southeast Region for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at JMU are $29,746 a year.

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

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

UK graduate students pay an average of $33,548 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Georgia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,334 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, Georgia Tech is ranked #4 for overall quality for child development in the Southeast Region .

Full Child Development & Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofL are $27,839 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 a year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.

FAU graduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Florida Atlantic University Report

With a ranking of #7, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofSC are $30,160 per year.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 2
Florida 30
Georgia 13
North Carolina 22
Tennessee 33
Kentucky 17
Alabama 3
South Carolina 8
Mississippi 7
Arkansas 12

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
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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