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2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

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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 Texas, there were 257 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,300 and $25,556 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the child development and psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #1 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s child development degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree child development students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree child development students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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