Child Development & Psychology at Northeastern University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 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.

Northeastern Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Northeastern 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.

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 Northeastern

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

Northeastern Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	47
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northeastern Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 Northeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	139

Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550

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
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