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2023 Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Child Development is the 239th most popular major in the country with 4,641 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 232 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 91 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in child development.

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Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Child Development at Concordia University, Saint Paul

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Child Development at University of Central Missouri

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Child Development at Kansas State University

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University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, Kansas

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Mary landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Leavenworth, Kansas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Saint Mary Child Development Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Child Development at Iowa State University

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Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Missouri Baptist University is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Missouri Baptist University Child Development Report

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University of Mary
Bismarck, North Dakota

With a ranking of #7, University of Mary did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Mary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Child Development at University of Mary

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