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2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 1,599 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,943 and $27,407 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development and psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality child development and psychology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia Tech Child Development & Psychology Report

#2

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 13 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UNF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNF are $21,930, 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 Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Knoxville Child Development & Psychology Report

#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 2 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UK Child Development & Psychology Report

#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#7

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

Murray State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 2 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Murray State also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

With a ranking of #8, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 11 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Henderson State University

#9

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

William Carey University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

William Carey University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William Carey University are $11,400.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at William Carey University

#10

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#10 in overall quality

University of West Alabama came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Livingston, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree child development students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of West Alabama has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Alabama are $13,546.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of West Alabama

#11

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at NUS Florida

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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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