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2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Child Development & Psychology is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 15,161 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,446 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,800 and $26,821 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the child development and psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s child development degrees 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Washington University in St Louis

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 29 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Child Development & Psychology Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 5 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree child development students whose families make $0-$30k list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Kansas State University

#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Saint Louis University

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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