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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$38,736 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,180 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #79 most popular major in the country with 2,576 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN
$14,436 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for child development and psychology students. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue University Global are $14,436 a year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Purdue University Global Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.

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#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The excellent programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UDayton are $44,890 per year.

UDayton also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 10% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

DePaul University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value child development and psychology programs. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

DePaul undergraduate students pay an average of $42,012 in tuition and fees each year.

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$22,810 Average Tuition & Fees

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year.

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$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Illinois Tech are $50,375 a year.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value child development and psychology programs. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $27,524 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ball State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#10

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #10, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Notre Dame are $58,843 a year.

Notre Dame not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 57
Illinois 91
Ohio 72
Indiana 99
Wisconsin 11

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 17 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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