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2023 Best Value Child Advocacy Schools

5 Ranked Colleges
485 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Child Advocacy Schools

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Child Advocacy Schools” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Child Advocacy & Policy is the 649th most popular major in the country with 485 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

For this year’s “Best Value Child Advocacy Schools” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in child advocacy and policy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great child advocacy and policy 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 advocacy and policy program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Child Advocacy Schools

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Advocacy Schools.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Child Advocacy & Policy

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Purdue University Global
Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Child Advocacy Schools. Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 221 ’s child advocacy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue University Global, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Child Advocacy & Policy Schools” ranking.

Full Purdue University Global Child Advocacy & Policy Report

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Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Advocacy Schools list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 28 ’s child advocacy degrees in 2020-2021.

RIC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Child Advocacy & Policy Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,144 for Child Advocacy students per year to attend Rhode Island College.

Full Rhode Island College Child Advocacy & Policy Report

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Child Advocacy Schools. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

NUS Florida also took the #5 spot in our “Best Child Advocacy & Policy Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nova Southeastern University is $25,833 for Child Advocacy students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full NUS Florida Child Advocacy & Policy Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Advocacy Schools list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 15 ’s child advocacy degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our child advocacy students list, TCU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Child Advocacy & Policy Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TCU is $39,942 for child advocacy students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Child Advocacy & Policy at TCU

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Child Advocacy Schools. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 ’s child advocacy degrees in 2020-2021.

Boston U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Child Advocacy & Policy Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Boston University is $30,395 for child advocacy students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Boston U Child Advocacy & Policy Report

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