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Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the child development majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology 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 . Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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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 4 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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