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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$31,696 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Our 2023 rankings named University of Dayton the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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Illinois Institute of Technology 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. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #8, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 a year.

Notre Dame not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University 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 #9 on the list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ball State are $26,600 per year.

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

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With a ranking of #10, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 a 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 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 15 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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