2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in Pennsylvania (With 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 Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 350 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,700 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development and psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great child development and psychology 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 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 Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Pennsylvania

#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (With Aid)

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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