Child Development & Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study child development & psychology, take a look at what Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 39,771 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.

Georgia Tech Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Georgia Tech Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Georgia Tech 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 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 Georgia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Georgia Tech Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

54% 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Georgia Tech Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

67% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of child development master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. Georgia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Georgia Tech, 83% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in child development.

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

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

The following child development concentations are available at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	53

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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