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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
293 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Child Development & Psychology is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 15,161 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, child development and psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,673 and had an average of $25,889 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,446 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,800 and $26,821 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 293 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development and psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent child development and psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Child Development 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 child development students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 18 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Child Development 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 Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

University of Central Missouri came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.

UCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 8 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development & 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 University of Kansas are $25,007.

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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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