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Child Development & Psychology at California State University - Northridge

Child Development & Psychology at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381.

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.

CSUN Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Child Development

CSUN Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Child Development Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

44% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of child development master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

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In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 5

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 17,310 $108,350
Psychology Professors 4,530 $117,990
Psychologists 2,080 $114,860

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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