Child Development & Psychology at Brandeis University

If you are interested in studying child development & psychology, you may want to check out the program at Brandeis University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,440.

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.

Brandeis Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Brandeis Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Brandeis 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.

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 Brandeis

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

Brandeis Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	48
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Brandeis Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of child development master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. Brandeis does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

If you plan to be a child development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brandeis University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Experimental Psychology	91

Related Majors

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 Brandeis 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 Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.