Child Development & Psychology at Columbia University in the City of New York

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 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.

Columbia Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Columbia Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Columbia 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its child development bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	49
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Columbia Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

40% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of child development master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

Child Development & Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	189

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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
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