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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development and psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality child development and psychology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 and psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s child development degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s child development degrees to qualified students.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Saint Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’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 Saint Louis University are $22,074.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s child development degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, 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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