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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Child development in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Child Development is the 238th most popular major in the country with 4,209 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 212 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 80 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent child development programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the child development program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree child development students.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Child development in the Plains States Region

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 associates’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Hennepin Technical College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Child Development Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hennepin Technical College is $11,796 for plains states region associate degree child development students.

Read more about Child Development at Hennepin Technical College

#2

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 2 associates’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Louis Community College also made our “Best Child Development Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Saint Louis Community College is $6,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child development students.

Read full report on Child Development at Saint Louis Community College

#3

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Paul College is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Child Development Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,613 for plains states region associate degree child development students per year to attend Saint Paul College.

Read full report on Child Development at Saint Paul College

#4

Northwest Technical College

Bemidji, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. NTC is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.

NTC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Technical College is $11,783 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child development students.

Read more about Child Development at NTC

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College also made our “Best Child Development Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $12,376 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child development students.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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