2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 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 Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,306 people earned their degree in developmental and child psychology, making the major the 436th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 382 developmental and child psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 229 developmental and child psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great developmental and child psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the developmental and child psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree developmental and child psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s developmental and child psychology students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology (Income $30-$48k)

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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