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2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 15,161 people earned their degree in child development and psychology, making the major the 72nd most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in child development and psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great child development and psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the child development and psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’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.

Full Texas Tech Child Development & Psychology Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNT Child Development & Psychology Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Houston

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 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 #5 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree child development students list, UT Dallas has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’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 UT Dallas are $28,610.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at UT Dallas

#9 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree child development students list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at NMSU Main Campus

#7 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s child development degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at UTSA

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Child Development & Psychology Report

#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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