2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in Missouri

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 15,161 people earned their degree in child development and psychology, making the major the 72nd most popular in the United States. 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 Missouri, there were 612 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,350 and $23,374 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in Missouri.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in Missouri

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 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.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at WUSTL

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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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