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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$23,069 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region

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

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

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our analysis found University of Houston to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.

UH also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Houston Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Texas Tech University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of North Texas

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 a year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 per year.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona 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 #7 on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.

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

The University of Texas at Dallas 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 #8 on the list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 per year.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas at Dallas

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 120
Arizona 16
Oklahoma 3
New Mexico 8

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 8 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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