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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region

11 Colleges
$31,872 Avg Salary
$22,258 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the child development programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for child development and psychology students. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #6, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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With a ranking of #7, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

University of Central Missouri came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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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 11 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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