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Child Development & Psychology at Cornell University

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Child Development & Psychology at Cornell University

If you plan to study child development and psychology, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 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.

Cornell Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Cornell Child Development & Psychology Rankings

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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 Cornell

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

Cornell Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

75% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from Cornell in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University 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 1
White 6
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Cornell University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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