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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
90 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Southwest region, there were 462 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,300 and $25,556 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development and psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent child development and psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the child development and psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree child development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 34 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas State University Child Development & Psychology Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree child development students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

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#6 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 7 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Angelo State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Angelo State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State are $14,396, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268, 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%.

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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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