Developmental & Child Psychology at New York University

If you plan to study developmental & child psychology, take a look at what New York University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Developmental & Child Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

NYU Developmental & Child Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Developmental and Child Psychology

NYU Developmental & Child Psychology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in developmental and child psychology, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Developmental and Child Psychology Student Demographics at NYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the developmental and child psychology majors at New York University.

NYU Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of developmental and child psychology master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in developmental and child psychology each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the developmental and child psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in developmental and child psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	170
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Related Majors

• Social Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Other Research & Experimental Psychology

Careers That Developmental and Child Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in developmental and child psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690

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 Cincin12 under License

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