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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 #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.

The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor 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.

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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Our analysis found Saint Louis University to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Saint Louis University Report

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Kansas Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

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 very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Kansas State University Report

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 large suburb of Saint Louis.

WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WUSTL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Washington University in St Louis

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 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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