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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$8,853 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$16,517 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #58 in the country. In fact 17,542 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Child Development & Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Child Development & Psychology Associate Degree School

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Park University are $8,853 a year. Child Development majors at Park University take out an average of $19,254 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Park University also did well on our Best Child Development & Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 671
Minnesota 552
Kansas 187
Iowa 69
Nebraska 136
North Dakota 2

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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