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2025 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Kansas

2 Colleges in Kansas
170 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$38,732 Avg Early-Career Salary
Child Development & Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #57 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for child development & psychology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 170 degrees in child development & psychology annually.

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Child Development & Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Child Development
Master's Degrees in Child Development
Doctor's Degrees in Child Development

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Child Development & Psychology in Kansas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the child development degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Kansas Schools in Child Development

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Child Development Degrees Awarded

University of Kansas is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in child development & psychology. KU is a very large public university located in the small city of Lawrence.More information about a degree in child development & psychology from University of Kansas

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
110 Child Development Degrees Awarded
1.8% Growth in Graduates

Kansas State University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in child development & psychology. K -State is a large public university located in the small city of Manhattan.

Students who receive their degree from the child development program earn about $36,257 for their early career.

More information about a degree in child development & psychology from Kansas State University

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 552
Missouri 283 656
Iowa 264 69
Nebraska 238 136
North Dakota 210 2

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Child Development & Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Child Development Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 152
Developmental & Child Psychology 18

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Majors Similar to Child Development

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 991
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 270
Other Psychology 1

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