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2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in developmental and child psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent developmental and child psychology programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree developmental and child psychology students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Developmental & Child Psychology at Cornell University

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s developmental and child psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree developmental and child psychology students list, UMBC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078.

Read full report on Developmental & Child Psychology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

#3

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Fordham University is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 6 doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham U are $23,846.

Full Fordham University Developmental & Child Psychology Report

#4

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 New York University are $36,892.

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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Teachers College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Teachers College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Teachers College at Columbia University are $42,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Developmental & Child Psychology at Teachers College

#6

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

Pace University - New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 6 doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree developmental and child psychology students list, Pace University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pace University - New York Developmental & Child Psychology Report

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree developmental and child psychology students list, Columbia has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Developmental & Child Psychology Report

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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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