2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri
Check out the child development master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.
Most Popular Missouri Schools for a Master's in Child Development & Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in Missouri. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 89% of the child development majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.
Of the 3 students majoring in child development at SLU, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.
Women make up 67% of the child development majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 552 |
| Kansas | 187 |
| Iowa | 69 |
| Nebraska | 136 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
Majors Related to Child Development
One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Child Development
| 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.