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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

33 Colleges
$36,711 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,369 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for child development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Middle Atlantic 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

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$21,418 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State undergraduate students pay an average of $21,418 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great value for child development and psychology students. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Graduate Center are $15,360 per year.

The Graduate Center also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 4 spot on the list. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UD are $36,880 per year.

UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
$51,360 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Hofstra University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hofstra are $51,360 a year.

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#6

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
$55,776 Average Tuition & Fees

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fordham U are $55,776 per year.

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#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA
$43,526 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Duquesne undergraduate students pay an average of $43,526 in tuition and fees each year.

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$28,470 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMBC are $28,470 a year.

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#9

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD
$18,480 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Morgan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan State are $18,480 per year.

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#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value child development and psychology programs. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UPenn are $61,710 a year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Pennsylvania Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 668
Pennsylvania 198
Maryland 19
New Jersey 109
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 7

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 25 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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