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Developmental & Child Psychology at Boston College

If you are interested in studying Developmental & Child Psychology, you may want to check out the program at Boston College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston College sits in Chestnut Hill, MA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 103 developmental & child psychology degrees were granted at Boston College.

Online Class Availability at Boston College

Online coursework is an option at Boston College. Of 15,432 students, 732 (5%) studied exclusively online and 2,039 (13%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Developmental & Child Psychology graduates at Boston College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Developmental & Child Psychology graduates at Boston College are 89% women (92) and 11% men (11).

Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Program at Boston College

Of the 95 master’s developmental & child psychology graduates at Boston College, 89% were women (85) and 11% were men (10).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Developmental & Child Psychology master’s degree recipients at Boston College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	50
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	2
Asian	5
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	28
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 16% of Developmental & Child Psychology master’s degree recipients at Boston College, below the national average of 33%.*

Developmental & Child Psychology Doctoral Program at Boston College

Among the 8 doctoral developmental & child psychology graduates at Boston College, 88% were women (7) and 12% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Developmental & Child Psychology doctoral degree recipients at Boston College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	4

Minority students account for 38% of Developmental & Child Psychology doctoral degree recipients at Boston College, above the national average of 28%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Developmental & Child Psychology Graduates

Graduates of the Developmental & Child Psychology program at Boston College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Developmental & Child Psychology graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,479
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$68,140
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$41,658

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.