2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Child development in the Plains States Region

A bachelor's degree in child development is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #164 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for child development students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 107 bachelor's degrees in child development to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Child development School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The child development bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Child development in the Plains States Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality child development program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for child development.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Child development in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in child development.

Most Well Attended Schools for Child development Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Concordia University, Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN

47 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

Concordia University, Saint Paul is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in child development. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in child development in Minnesota.

There were roughly 47 child development students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in child development from Concordia University, Saint Paul

2

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO

41 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

University of Central Missouri is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in child development. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in child development in Missouri.

There were approximately 41 child development students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in child development from University of Central Missouri

3

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

12 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in child development has to check out Kansas State University. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in child development in Kansas.

There were roughly 12 child development students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in child development from Kansas State University

4

Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MO

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in child development needs to look into Missouri Baptist University. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 4 child development students who graduated with this degree at MBU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in child development from Missouri Baptist University

5

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ames. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in child development in Iowa.

There were roughly 2 child development students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in child development from Iowa State University

6

University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, KS

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In KS

Located in the fringe town of Leavenworth, University of St. Mary is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 1 child development individuals who graduated with this degree at University of St. Mary in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in child development from University of Saint Mary

 

Best Child development Colleges by State

Explore the most popular child development schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	467	65
Minnesota	438	29
Iowa	396	3
Kansas	349	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child development

One of 9 majors within the Human Development & Family Studies area of study, Child development has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Development & Family Studies	419
Family & Community Services	144
Child Care & Support Services Management	35
Early Childhood and Family Studies	14
Family Systems	6
Child Care Provider/Assistant	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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