A degree in child development is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #239 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Child Development Schools in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 79 degrees in child development to qualified students.
The child development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Child Development rankings. We derive our Best Overall Child Development School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Child Development Schools in Missouri list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the child development degree levels they offer.
Missouri State University - Springfield is a good decision for students interested in a degree in child development. Missouri State is a very large public university located in the city of Springfield. A Best Colleges rank of #427 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 child development students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year.
Saint Louis Community College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in child development. Located in the large suburb of Bridgeton, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 11 child development students who graduated with this degree at Saint Louis Community College in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in child development needs to take a look at University of Central Missouri. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 30 child development students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The child development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Child Development rankings. We derive our Best Overall Child Development School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
