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2026 Best Value Child development Schools in Connecticut

[Child development](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-development-family-studies/child-development/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong child development education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for child development students.

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• Best Value Child development Schools in Connecticut

2026 Best Value Child development Schools in Connecticut

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in child development, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Child development Schools

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Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT

$8,506 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,584 Avg Student Debt

$64,209 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in child development, no school beat Charter Oak State College this year. Set in the suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a mid-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,506. Child Development graduates carry a median of $23,584 in student loans. Soon after graduation, child development degree recipients from Charter Oak State College generally make around $62,864. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Post University
Waterbury, CT

$15,922 In-State Tuition & Fees

$42,597 Avg Student Debt

$38,696 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Post University one of the best values for child development. Located in the city of Waterbury, Post University is a very large private for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $15,922. Child Development graduates carry a median of $42,597 in student loans. Early-career child development graduates make about $30,186. Set against $42,597 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.