Child Development & Psychology at Montclair State University

Every child development & psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at Montclair State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and approximately 21,005 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.

Montclair State Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Montclair State Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Montclair 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.

Child Development Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its child development bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montclair State University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	173
White	169
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Montclair State Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montclair State University with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	50
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

Child Development & Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Montclair State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	394
Developmental & Child Psychology	44
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology	24

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 NJ, the home state for Montclair State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,760	$98,470
Psychology Professors	1,150	$99,670

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 Yurinator180 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.