2025 Best Developmental & Child Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region

Developmental & Child Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #363 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Developmental & Child Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 429 degrees in developmental & child psychology annually.

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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 Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Developmental & Child Psychology in the Plains States Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the developmental and child psychology degree levels they offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Developmental and Child Psychology

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

151 Developmental and Child Psychology Degrees Awarded

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in developmental & child psychology. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in developmental & child psychology from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in developmental & child psychology needs to look into Metropolitan State University. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree 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	742	385
Iowa	648	5
Kansas	599	4
North Dakota	416	0

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Developmental & Child Psychology Related Rankings by Major

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	613
Social Psychology	272
Experimental Psychology	172
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	39
Behavioral Neuroscience	16

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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.