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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$22,563 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,832 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 671 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #28 most popular major in Missouri.

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, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri to see which bachelor'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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Child Development & Psychology

#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 bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Park University are $8,853 per year. On average, child development graduates from Park University take out $25,665 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Park University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Park University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest are $8,852 per year. The average amount in student loans that child development majors at Northwest take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,419. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $175, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Northwest Missouri State University Report

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCM are $9,078 a year. On average, child development graduates from UCM take out $24,075 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Central Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Maryville U are $27,166 per year.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Maryville University of Saint Louis

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. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.

WUSTL also made our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 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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