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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor'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.

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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 80% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Washington University in St Louis Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in child development at Mizzou, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 3 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 city of Saint Louis.

About 78% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Saint Louis University Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 3 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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