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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$27,307 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,151 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #63 most popular major in Missouri with 75 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Missouri 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Missouri

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Psychology

$8,294 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for child development and psychology students. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State are $8,294 a year.

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$11,475 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $11,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mizzou also made our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #4.

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$9,078 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Missouri list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,078 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Saint Louis University

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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great value for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SLU are $48,824 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SLU is ranked #5 for overall quality for child development in Missouri.

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$58,866 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

WUSTL undergraduate students pay an average of $58,866 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WUSTL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Missouri list.

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Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 272
Kansas 60
North Dakota 0

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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