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2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
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$24,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 761 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 500 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality child development programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the child development program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Child development (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Eastern Washington University is a public institution located in Cheney, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Child development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Washington University is $17,852 for far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Eastern Washington University Child Development Report

#2

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Child development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $20,328 for far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Fresno Pacific University.

Read more about Child Development at Fresno Pacific University

#3

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Child development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Central Washington University is $20,133 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Child development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full CWU Child Development Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Arizona Global Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UAGC is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Child development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Arizona Global Campus is $23,585 for far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UAGC Child Development Report

#5

Whittier College

Whittier, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whittier College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Whittier, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Whittier not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Child development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Whittier College is $26,056 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Child development students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Child Development at Whittier

#6

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, California
#3 in overall quality

Point Loma Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in San Diego, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 67 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students whose families make $75-$110k list, PLNU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Child development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for PLNU is $33,138 for far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Child Development at Point Loma Nazarene University

#7

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students whose families make $75-$110k list, MSMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Child development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mount Saint Mary’s University is $30,470 for far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Child Development at Mount Saint Mary’s University

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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