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2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges
$31,872 Avg Salary
$22,258 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online child development programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Park University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for child development and psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at Park University take out is $19,723.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Park University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Fort Hays State University

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Capella University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online child development and psychology schools 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

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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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