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2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Child Development & Psychology is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 15,161 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, child development and psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,673 and had an average of $25,889 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,599 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,943 and $27,407 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in child development and psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality child development and psychology 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 and 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 Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree child development students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #4 spot on the list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s child development degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

JMU also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575.

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#2 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

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#7

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s child development degrees to qualified students.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160.

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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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