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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$28,252 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor'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.

The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for child development students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Child Development & Psychology

#1

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Louis University the best value school in the Plains States Region for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SLU are $22,614 a year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Saint Louis University Report

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Kansas Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

K -State graduate students pay an average of $23,949 in tuition and fees each year.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WUSTL also is in the top 10% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Washington University in St Louis Report

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 8 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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