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

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

9 Colleges
$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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 65% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 35% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 15 students majoring in child development at WUSTL, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Plains States Region . KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

About 71% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 29% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 45% of the child development majors at the school.

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Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

Of the 9 students majoring in child development at SLU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 75% of the child development majors at the school.

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Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #7, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in child development at K -State, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 9 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).

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