2025 Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in developmental & child psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #336 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for developmental & child psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 129 bachelor's degrees in developmental & child psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to developmental & child psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of developmental & child psychology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized developmental & child psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for developmental & child psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Developmental & Child Psychology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Developmental & Child Psychology in the Plains States Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for developmental & child psychology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Developmental and Child Psychology

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

111 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in developmental & child psychology. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in developmental & child psychology from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN

15 Annual Graduates

Metropolitan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in developmental & child psychology. Metro State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Saint Paul.More information about a bachelor’s in developmental & child psychology from Metropolitan State University

Best Developmental & Child Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best developmental & child psychology schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	446	136
Iowa	403	5
Kansas	352	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Developmental and Child Psychology

Developmental & Child Psychology is one of 10 different types of Child Development & Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Developmental and Child Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	528
Social Psychology	181
Experimental Psychology	135
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	34
Behavioral Neuroscience	18

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.