Child Development & Psychology at Duke University

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every child development & psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 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.

Duke Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Duke Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Duke 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.

Child Development Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

72% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% 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 Duke since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	44
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Duke Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

75% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of child development master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. Duke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Duke, 75% 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 Duke University with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

The following child development concentations are available at Duke University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Duke University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	131
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	9

General 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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Psychology Professors	1,020	$77,700

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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