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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in child development and psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great child development and psychology programs and 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 and psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree child development students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s child development degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Child Development & Psychology Report

#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 Getting Aid list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s child development degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#3

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Washington University in St Louis Child Development & Psychology Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full K -State Child Development & Psychology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #6 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 University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Missouri - Columbia

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full KU Child Development & Psychology Report

#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Saint Louis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at SLU

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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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