Child Development & Psychology at Kansas State University

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854.

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.

K -State Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

K -State Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at K -State 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

77% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at K -State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at K -State 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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	84
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

K -State Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

83% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of child development master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from K -State, 94% 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 Kansas State University with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

The following child development concentations are available at Kansas State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kansas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	108

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,030	$65,320
Psychology Professors	270	$81,530
Psychologists	120	$102,910

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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