Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

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

Find Schools Near

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$25,328 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

Check out the child development master'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 Master's in Child Development & Psychology

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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

Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

UCM graduate students pay an average of $9,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SLU are $22,614 per year.

SLU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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

Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WUSTL is ranked #1 for overall quality for child development in Missouri.

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

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 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 4 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.