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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$25,661 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,750 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southwest 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.

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 the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

$21,474 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas of the Permian Basin the best value school in the Southwest Region for child development and psychology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Permian Basin are $21,474 per year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 a year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for child development and psychology students. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX
$17,978 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Angelo State are $17,978 a year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Angelo State University Report

$18,186 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TWU are $18,186 a year.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$22,559 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value child development and psychology programs. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $22,559 per year.

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$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Texas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value child development and psychology programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$18,917 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Oklahoma landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value child development and psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCO are $18,917 a year.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 120
Arizona 16
Oklahoma 3
New Mexico 8

More Child Development & Psychology Rankings in the Southwest Region

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 17 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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