Child Development & Psychology at Boston College
If you are interested in studying child development and psychology, you may want to check out the program at Boston College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and approximately 14,934 students attend the school each year.
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.
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Boston College Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Child Development
- Doctorate Degree in Child Development
Boston College Child Development & Psychology Rankings
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There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Child Development Student Demographics at Boston College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Boston College.
Boston College Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a master's in child development.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 8 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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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 Boston College.
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 Harvey D. Egan under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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