2025 Best Child Development Schools in the Plains States Region
4Colleges in the Plains States Region
160Child Development Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in child development, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #239 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Child Development Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 160 degrees in child development to qualified students.
Your choice of child development school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Child Development School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Child Development Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Child Development in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of child development degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Child Development
Any student pursuing a degree in child development has to check out Missouri State University - Springfield. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.
There were about 26 child development students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Southeast Community College Area if you wish to pursue a degree in child development. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #754 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Southeast Community College is a great college overall.More information about a degree in child development from Southeast Community College Area
It is difficult to beat University of Central Missouri if you wish to pursue a degree in child development. UCM is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Warrensburg. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 30 child development students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent data year.
Concordia University, Saint Paul is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in child development. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 45th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 44 child development students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of child development school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Child Development School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
