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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$39,147 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, 198 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #61 most popular major in the state.

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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Psychology

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
$17,378 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the best value school in Pennsylvania for child development and psychology students. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Temple are $17,378 per year.

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$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $20,362 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA
$43,526 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Duquesne University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Pennsylvania. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duquesne are $43,526 per year.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
$57,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drexel are $57,136 per year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 668
Maryland 19
New Jersey 109
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 5 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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