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2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development and psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent child development and psychology programs, but they also 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 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality
$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#6 in overall quality
$18,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$64,990 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

FAU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’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 Florida Atlantic University are $18,482.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality
$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #3 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality
$29,544 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JMU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at James Madison University are $29,544, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality
$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #5 spot on the list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s child development degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’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

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality
$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 16 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree child development students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality
$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, 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%.

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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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