2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent child development programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the child development program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Child Development in the Plains States Region

#1

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Child Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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