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

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 39,771 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,879 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus in 2021, 40 of them were child development and psychology majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Child Development

Georgia Tech Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how Georgia Tech performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	60
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	70

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in child development from Georgia Tech. This makes it the #45 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Child Development Graduates from Georgia Tech Make?

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia Tech is $29,757. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,859 for all child development 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

The child development program at Georgia Tech awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Georgia Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Georgia Tech Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

The child development program at Georgia Tech awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going 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 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Georgia Tech, 63% 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	2

Georgia Tech also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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
• Image Credit: By Disavian under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.