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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Child Development & Psychology is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 15,161 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southwest region, there were 462 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 36 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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 Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas at Dallas

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #2 spot on the list. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 9 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree child development students with aid list, UTSA has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.

Full UTSA Child Development & Psychology Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

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

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 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 #4 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.

Full University of North Texas Child Development & Psychology Report

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at Texas A&M College Station

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at University of Arizona

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at UT Arlington

#9 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

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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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