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

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$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 analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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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#5

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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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

With a ranking of #6, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Capella University

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at Kansas State University Report

North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

Full Child Development & Psychology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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