Child Development & Psychology at Bay Path University

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if Bay Path University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

Bay Path is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and approximately 3,224 students attend the school each year. Of the 612 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bay Path University in 2021, 39 of them were child development and psychology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Child Development & Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Bay Path Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development
• Master’s Degree in Child Development

Bay Path Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Bay Path compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at Bay Path is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Child Development & Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Schools	62
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
	81
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Best Child Development & Psychology Schools	203

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in child development from Bay Path. This makes it the #55 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child Development Student Demographics at Bay Path

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Bay Path University.

Bay Path Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 child development majors earned their bachelor's degree from Bay Path. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Bay Path are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bay Path University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Bay Path Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 7 child development students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Bay Path, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bay Path University with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Bay Path also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Careers That Child Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in child development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Bay Path University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Melkar5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.