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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Child development in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
500 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

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” 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” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent child development programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the child development program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Child development in the Far Western US Region

#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Cheney, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend EWU is $12,607 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Child development students.

Read full report on Child Development at Eastern Washington University

#3

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fresno Pacific University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Fresno, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 84 degrees to qualified bachelors’s child development students 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 $16,356 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Child development students per year to attend Fresno Pacific University.

Read full report on Child Development at Fresno Pacific University

#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students list, CWU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CWU is $15,397 for far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students.

Read more about Child Development at Central Washington University

#5

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #5 spot on the list. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.

PLNU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for PLNU is $33,044 for far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students.

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%.

Full Point Loma Nazarene University Child Development Report

#6

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students 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 $29,214 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Child development students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Child Development at Mount Saint Mary’s University

#7

University of La Verne

La Verne, California
#5 in overall quality

University of La Verne did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of La Verne is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Verne, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ULV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $25,780 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Child development students per year to attend ULV.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Child Development at University of La Verne

#8

Whittier College

Whittier, California
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Whittier College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Whittier, California, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students list, Whittier has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Child Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $24,570 for far western us region bachelor’s degree child development students per year to attend Whittier.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Child Development at Whittier

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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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