Child Development & Psychology at George Washington University

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 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.

GWU Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

GWU Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at GWU 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 GWU

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

GWU Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	30
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GWU Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

90% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of child development master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from GWU, 70% 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 George Washington University with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

If you plan to be a child development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Experimental Psychology	144
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	12
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	7
Social Psychology	3

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	710	$95,500
Psychologists	200	$95,380
Psychology Professors	140	$109,060

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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