Child Development & Psychology at Indiana University - Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,064. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 309 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from IU Bloomington.

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.

IU Bloomington Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

IU Bloomington Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at IU Bloomington 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, 5 students received their master’s degree in child development from IU Bloomington. This makes it the #65 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 IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 309 child development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from IU Bloomington, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	214
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

IU Bloomington Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Child Development & Psychology from IU Bloomington in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. IU Bloomington does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from IU Bloomington, 80% 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,320	$73,350
Psychology Professors	590	$85,580
Psychologists	220	$88,470

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.