Child Development & Psychology at Kansas State University

If you are interested in studying child development and 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. In 2021, 87 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from K -State.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Child Development

K -State Child Development & Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	74
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in child development from K -State. This makes it the #29 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Child Development Graduates from K -State Make?

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at K -State is $30,336. This is less than $30,859, which is the national average of all child development majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 child development majors earned their bachelor's degree from K -State. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 77% 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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	67
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

K -State Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from K -State in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. K -State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from K -State, 79% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

K -State also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 7 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 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
• Image Credit: By Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.