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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Child development (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

2 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$9,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor's in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,209 people earned their degree in child development, making the major the 238th most popular in the United States.

Across Washington, there were 250 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great child development programs and 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 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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The child development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington bachelor’s degree child development students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Child development (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

#1

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. EWU is a fairly large school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 47 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree child development students whose families make $0-$30k list, EWU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Child development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Washington University is $8,473 for washington bachelor’s degree child development students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full EWU Child Development Report

#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Child development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. It costs about $9,875 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Child development students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central Washington University.

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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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