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

11 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 7 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. 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.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#2

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. UNF is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’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 UNF are $21,930.

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#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Carey University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

William Carey University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Carey University are $11,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full William Carey University Child Development & Psychology Report

#5

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 11 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Henderson State University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’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 Henderson State University are $8,612.

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#6

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

Murray State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Murray State also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

University of Kentucky landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UK Child Development & Psychology Report

#9

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#10 in overall quality

University of West Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Livingston, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of West Alabama, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Alabama are $13,546, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’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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#11

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NUS Florida, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, 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%.

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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