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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Child development (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
265 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child development Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Child Development is the 238th most popular major in the country with 4,209 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 265 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 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.

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 program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Child development (With Aid)

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 11 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree child development students with aid list, UIC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Woman’s University Child Development Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 7 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 4 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

Full Michigan State Child Development Report

#5

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Towson is a public institution located in Towson, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Towson also made our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson University are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also took the #10 spot in our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

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#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Vanderbilt University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 16 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

University of La Verne

La Verne, California
#6 in overall quality

University of La Verne came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of La Verne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Verne, California. It awarded 27 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree child development students with aid list, ULV has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ULV are $14,526, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Child Development at ULV

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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