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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$13,346 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,335 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #97 most popular major in Texas with 120 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Texas 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

$9,234 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas of the Permian Basin the best value school in Texas for child development and psychology students. UT Permian Basin is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Odessa.

UT Permian Basin undergraduate students pay an average of $9,234 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH are $9,699 a year.

UH also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Houston Report

$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Texas. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

$9,541 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 14 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $9,541 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX
$8,186 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Texas list. Angelo State is a large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

Angelo State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,186 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,394 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. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TWU are $8,394 a year.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Texas list.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$11,135 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $11,135 per year.

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$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Texas 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. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $11,090 per year.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTEP are $9,544 per year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 16
Oklahoma 3
New Mexico 8

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 14 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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