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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

22 Colleges
$31,832 Avg Salary
$22,695 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Child Development & Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for child development majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Park University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 72% of the child development majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, child development graduates from Park University carry an average student debt load of $25,665.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 76% of the child development majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’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.

Women make up 88% of the child development majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at UMN Twin Cities take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,659. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $129.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in child development at Creighton, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the child development majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at K -State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,106. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $215.

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#6

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

With a ranking of #6, St Olaf College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in child development at St. Olaf, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Northwest Missouri State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in child development at Northwest, 15% are male and 85% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, child development graduates from Northwest carry an average student debt load of $24,419. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $175.

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University of Central Missouri landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree child development and psychology programs. UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

About 83% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 17% are male.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at UCM take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,075.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kearney.

Women make up 70% of the child development majors at the school.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

About 72% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 28% are male.

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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 averages are for the top 22 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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