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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #79 in the country. In fact 2,576 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for child development majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Child Development & Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

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#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 75
Minnesota 272
Kansas 60
North Dakota 0

One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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