Child Development & Psychology at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 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.

Kent State Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Kent State Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from Kent State in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. Kent State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Kent State, 75% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
• General 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$75,710
Psychology Professors	1,420	$83,230
Psychologists	380	$92,900

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.