2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 578 developmental and child psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the developmental and child psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 21 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Irvine, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s developmental and child psychology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandman, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,604 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students per year to attend Brandman.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
WWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Washington University is $16,529 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s. Metro State is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 17 bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Metro State also took the #18 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Metro State is $15,225 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s. Savannah State University is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 21 bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Savannah State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Savannah State University is $10,220 for Bachelor’s Degree Developmental and Child Psychology students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Detroit Mercy is a small school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 7 bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Detroit Mercy, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Detroit Mercy is $18,356 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s developmental and child psychology students in 2019-2020.
MSU Denver did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Denver is $14,257 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students.
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Utica College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Utica, New York. It awarded 37 bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Utica College, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,471 for Bachelor’s Degree Developmental and Child Psychology students per year to attend Utica College.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,740 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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East Texas Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Marshall, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students list, East Texas Baptist University has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Texas Baptist University is $22,515 for Bachelor’s Degree Developmental and Child Psychology students.
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Eastern Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 65 bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students list, EWU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Washington University is $12,607 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students.
Eureka College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Eureka, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s developmental and child psychology students in 2019-2020.
Eureka College also took the #19 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eureka College is $21,344 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students.
Cornerstone University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornerstone, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cornerstone is $20,740 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 59 bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,232 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students per year to attend UT Dallas.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Maryville College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Maryville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Maryville College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Maryville College is $19,886 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students.
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Bay Path University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Longmeadow, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
Bay Path also took the #17 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bay Path is $22,211 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emmanuel Boston, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $28,314 for Bachelor’s Degree Developmental and Child Psychology students per year to attend Emmanuel Boston.
The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
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University of California - San Diego did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. UCSD is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 37 bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,232 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students per year to attend University of California - San Diego.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees to qualified students.
MSMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $29,214 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students per year to attend Mount Saint Mary’s University.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Eckerd College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s developmental and child psychology students in 2019-2020.
Eckerd also took the #15 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eckerd College is $34,860 for Bachelor’s Degree Developmental and Child Psychology students.
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With a ranking of #20, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 24 bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students list, TCU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Christian University is $36,811 for bachelor’s degree developmental and child psychology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Saint Mary’s College of California is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moraga, California. It awarded 7 bachelors’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
SMC also made our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Mary’s College of California is $34,392 for Bachelor’s Degree Developmental and Child Psychology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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- 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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- 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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