2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in Kansas

If you plan on getting your master's degree in child development and psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #113 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the most popular for child development and psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 master's degrees in child development and psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for child development and psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Child Development & Psychology in Kansas

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Child Development Students Working on Their Master's

1

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Kansas State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in child development and psychology. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Manhattan. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in child development and psychology in Kansas. More information about a master’s in child development and psychology from Kansas State University

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Kansas is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in child development and psychology. KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in child development and psychology in Kansas. More information about a master’s in child development and psychology from University of Kansas

 

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
Missouri	184	32
Minnesota	169	164
North Dakota	100	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child Development

One of 3 majors within the Psychology area of study, Child Development & Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Child Development Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	28

Majors Similar to Child Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	136
General Psychology	64
Other Psychology	1

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.