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Child Development & Psychology at Lehigh University

Child Development & Psychology at Lehigh University

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if Lehigh University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067.

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.

Lehigh Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Child Development

Lehigh Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

86% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of child development master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Lehigh, 57% 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 Lehigh University with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

If you plan to be a child development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lehigh University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Developmental & Child Psychology 5
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 5

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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 4,440 $83,610
Psychology Professors 2,130 $89,300
Psychologists 460 $87,940

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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