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Child Development & Psychology at Drexel University

Child Development & Psychology at Drexel University

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

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 23,589.

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.

Drexel Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Drexel Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Drexel 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 41
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Drexel Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

95% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of child development master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Drexel, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Drexel 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 19
International Students 0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drexel University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 91

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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 4,440 $83,610
Psychology Professors 2,130 $89,300
Psychologists 460 $87,940

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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