2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in Missouri

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in child development and psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of child development and psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 doctor's degrees in child development and psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Child Development & Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in child development matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in Missouri ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of child development and psychology students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Child Development & Psychology Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for child development and psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Child Development & Psychology in Missouri

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in child development and psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Child Development Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Washington University in St Louis is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in child development and psychology. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in child development and psychology in Missouri.

There were roughly 14 child development and psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Missouri - Columbia is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in child development and psychology. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in child development and psychology in Missouri.

There were approximately 10 child development and psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in child development and psychology from University of Missouri - Columbia

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Saint Louis University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in child development and psychology. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in child development and psychology in Missouri.

There were approximately 1 child development and psychology students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	119	30
Kansas	92	16
North Dakota	62	2

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Child Development & Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Child Development Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	24
Experimental Psychology	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	18
General Psychology	17

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.