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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$32,602 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,805 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 #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 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Far Western US 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.

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 Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

$12,712 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus are $12,712 per year.

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$18,923 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 2 spot on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSUN are $18,923 a year.

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$16,631 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alliant International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alliant are $16,631 a year.

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$24,827 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great value for child development and psychology students. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNR are $24,827 a year.

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$41,510 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Azusa Pacific are $41,510 a year.

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#6

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA
$12,594 Average Tuition & Fees

Northcentral University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northcentral University are $12,594 per year.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #7, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Stanford undergraduate students pay an average of $56,169 in tuition and fees each year.

Stanford also made our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.

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$19,093 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. CSUSB is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

CSUSB undergraduate students pay an average of $19,093 in tuition and fees each year.

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$25,930 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Western Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WWU are $25,930 a year.

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$24,828 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNLV undergraduate students pay an average of $24,828 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 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 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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