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2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
265 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child development Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

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Child Development is the 238th most popular major in the country with 4,209 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 265 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in child development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality child development programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the child development program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree child development students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Child development (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality
$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality
$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality
$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality
$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.

UGA also made our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

Read full report on Child Development at UGA

#5

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas
#7 in overall quality
$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 66 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.

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#6

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#8 in overall quality
$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#9 in overall quality
$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Towson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Towson is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 17 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Towson also took the #9 spot in our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972.

Full Towson Child Development Report

#8

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri
#10 in overall quality
$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042.

Read more about Child Development at Missouri State University - Springfield

#9

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio
#11 in overall quality
$15,217 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of Akron Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Child Development Report

#10

University of La Verne

La Verne, California
#6 in overall quality
$14,526 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of La Verne did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. University of La Verne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Verne, California. It awarded 27 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ULV, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ULV are $14,526, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Child Development at ULV

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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