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Most Focused Child Development Psychology Schools in the The Plains States Region

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26 Ranked Colleges
18% Top School Degree Focus

Child Development Psychology is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. The schools below are the most focused on child development psychology in the The Plains States Region, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.

For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 26 schools in the The Plains States Region that offer child development psychology awards in the field.

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Most Focused Schools for Child Development Psychology in the The Plains States Region

Below are the schools where child development psychology makes up the largest share of degrees in the The Plains States Region.

Top 25 Most Focused Child Development Psychology Schools

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Cottey College
Nevada, MO

The most focused school in the country for child development psychology is Cottey College. Cottey College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Nevada. At this school, roughly 18% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for Cottey College

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Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #2 makes Macalester College one of the most focused schools for child development psychology. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Macalester College is a private not-for-profit university. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 9% of the degrees granted here, or about 47 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for Macalester College

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Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA

A rank of #3 makes Grinnell College one of the most focused schools for child development psychology. Grinnell College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Grinnell. At this school, roughly 9% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 35 graduates in the most recent year. See more about child development psychology at Grinnell College

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St Olaf College
Northfield, MN

St Olaf College is one of the most focused child development psychology schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the town of Northfield, St Olaf College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 9% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 58 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for St Olaf College

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Carleton College
Northfield, MN

A rank of #5 makes Carleton College one of the most focused schools for child development psychology. Carleton College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 8% of the degrees granted here, or about 36 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for Carleton College

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Park University
Parkville, MO

Park University ranked #6 on our list of the most focused child development psychology schools. Set in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 7% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 126 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full child development psychology details for Park University

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Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA

Cornell College comes in at #7 for child development psychology focus this year. Located in the town of Mount Vernon, Cornell College is a private not-for-profit university. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about child development psychology at Cornell College

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Washington University In St Louis landed the #8 spot among the most focused child development psychology schools. Set in the suburb of St. Louis, Washington University In St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 190 graduates in the most recent year. See more about child development psychology at Washington University In St Louis

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University Of Nebraska At Kearney ranked #9 on our list of the most focused child development psychology schools. Set in the town of Kearney, University Of Nebraska At Kearney is a public institution. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 45 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for University Of Nebraska At Kearney

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Luther College
Decorah, IA

Luther College landed the #10 spot among the most focused child development psychology schools. Luther College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Decorah. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full child development psychology details for Luther College

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Creighton University comes in at #11 for child development psychology focus this year. Set in the city of Omaha, Creighton University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 2% of the degrees Creighton University awards are in child development psychology, or about 56 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for Creighton University

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Kansas State University placed #12 for child development psychology by degree focus. Located in the city of Manhattan, Kansas State University is a public university. About 2% of the degrees Kansas State University awards are in child development psychology, or about 99 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full child development psychology details for Kansas State University

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Northwest Missouri State University ranked #13 on our list of the most focused child development psychology schools. Northwest Missouri State University is a public school located in the town of Maryville. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 47 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full child development psychology details for Northwest Missouri State University

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University Of Minnesota Twin Cities placed #14 for child development psychology by degree focus. Located in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public university. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 175 graduates in the most recent year. See more about child development psychology at University Of Minnesota Twin Cities

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University Of Central Missouri landed the #15 spot among the most focused child development psychology schools. Located in the town of Warrensburg, University Of Central Missouri is a public university. About 1% of the degrees University Of Central Missouri awards are in child development psychology, or about 45 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for University Of Central Missouri

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University Of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

University Of Kansas placed #16 for child development psychology by degree focus. Set in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a public institution. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 64 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for University Of Kansas

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Capella University placed #17 for child development psychology by degree focus. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university. About 0.8% of the degrees Capella University awards are in child development psychology, or about 144 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for Capella University

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Ozarks Technical Community College comes in at #18 for child development psychology focus this year. Set in the city of Springfield, Ozarks Technical Community College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.6% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full child development psychology details for Ozarks Technical Community College

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Metropolitan State University placed #19 for child development psychology by degree focus. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metropolitan State University is a public university. About 0.6% of the degrees Metropolitan State University awards are in child development psychology, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. See more about child development psychology at Metropolitan State University

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Missouri Southern State University landed the #20 spot among the most focused child development psychology schools. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern State University is a public university. About 0.5% of the degrees Missouri Southern State University awards are in child development psychology, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full child development psychology details for Missouri Southern State University

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Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

Walden University placed #21 for child development psychology by degree focus. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit institution. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 70 graduates in the most recent year. See more about child development psychology at Walden University

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Fort Hays State University ranked #22 on our list of the most focused child development psychology schools. Fort Hays State University is a public school located in the town of Hays. About 0.4% of the degrees Fort Hays State University awards are in child development psychology, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for Fort Hays State University

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Missouri State University Springfield comes in at #23 for child development psychology focus this year. Missouri State University Springfield is a public school located in the city of Springfield. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 20 graduates in the most recent year. See more about child development psychology at Missouri State University Springfield

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Maryville University Of Saint Louis comes in at #24 for child development psychology focus this year. Set in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville University Of Saint Louis is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full child development psychology details for Maryville University Of Saint Louis

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University Of Missouri Columbia comes in at #25 for child development psychology focus this year. Set in the city of Columbia, University Of Missouri Columbia is a public institution. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 0.1% of the degrees granted here, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year. See more about child development psychology at University Of Missouri Columbia

Rest of the Top 26 Most Focused Child Development Psychology Schools

These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most focused child development psychology list:

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University Of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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