2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,209 people earned their degree in child development, making the major the 238th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,061 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree child development students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 8 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Child Development Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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