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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$28,613 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,872 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for child development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the child development programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

$15,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FHSU are $15,870 a year.

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$16,498 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a year.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO
$48,824 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

SLU undergraduate students pay an average of $48,824 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$28,034 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Plains States Region . KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $28,034 per year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $30,450 in tuition and fees each year.

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$16,815 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Missouri came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $16,815 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN
$14,148 Average Tuition & Fees

Capella University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value child development and psychology programs. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Capella University are $14,148 per year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$26,491 Average Tuition & Fees

Kansas State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a year.

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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.

  • 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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