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

If you are interested in studying child development and 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. Of the 2,654 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2021, 165 of them were child development and psychology majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Child Development

Columbia Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
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Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Schools	113

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in child development from Columbia. This makes it the #43 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Child Development Graduates from Columbia Make?

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $41,906. This is 36% higher than $30,859, which is the national average for all child development bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 165 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in child development from Columbia. About 38% were men and 62% were 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 16% 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 bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	58
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Columbia Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in child development from Columbia. About 33% were men and 67% were 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 11% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Psychology
• Other Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.