2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master'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'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for child development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for child development majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the best value school in the Far Western US Region for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alliant International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree 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.
Alliant graduate students pay an average of $19,874 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Azusa Pacific University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.
UNR graduate students pay an average of $22,380 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUSB are $18,151 a year.
Stanford University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.
Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Western Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
WWU graduate students pay an average of $24,737 in tuition and fees each year.
Central Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree child development and psychology programs. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CWU are $25,681 a year.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.
UW Seattle also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 231 |
| Washington | 27 |
| Oregon | 5 |
| Nevada | 51 |
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Majors Related to Child Development
One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 16 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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