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Child Development & Psychology at George Washington University

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Child Development & Psychology at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 143 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from GWU.

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
  • Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in child development from GWU. This makes it the #36 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

82% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 143 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Child Development & Psychology from GWU in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 65
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

GWU Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

91% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from GWU in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GWU also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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