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2027 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Hampshire

[Child Development & Psychology](/majors/psychology/child-development-psychology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for child development & psychology students.

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• Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Hampshire

2027 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Hampshire

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in child development & psychology, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

$68,019 In-State Tuition & Fees

$18,194 Avg Student Debt

$97,434 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in child development & psychology, no school beat Dartmouth College this year. Dartmouth College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover. Students from in state pay about $68,019 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for child development & psychology graduates is $18,194. Early-career child development & psychology graduates make about $42,947. Set against $18,194 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 5%.

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Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH

$17,200 In-State Tuition & Fees

$29,103 Avg Student Debt

$50,318 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in child development & psychology will find it at Southern New Hampshire University, which ranked #2. Southern New Hampshire University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $17,200. Child Development & Psychology graduates carry a median of $29,103 in student loans. Child Development & Psychology graduates of Southern New Hampshire University earn a median of $53,211 early in their careers. Set against $29,103 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 100%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.