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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$25,327 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,726 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

With 109 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #42 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey 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.

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 New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Psychology

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best value school in New Jersey for child development and psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $13,298 per year.

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$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $15,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#3

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ
$56,010 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

Princeton undergraduate students pay an average of $56,010 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Princeton also took the #1 spot in our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey rankings.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Princeton University Report

#4

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ
$46,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

Seton Hall undergraduate students pay an average of $46,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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