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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 1,306 people earned their degree in developmental and child psychology, making the major the 436th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 354 developmental and child psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 developmental and child psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in developmental and child psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great developmental and child psychology programs and 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 developmental and child psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UMBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #3 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s developmental and child psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pace University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Developmental & Child Psychology at Pace University - New York

#5

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#4 in overall quality

Fordham University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846.

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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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