Child Development & Psychology at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,358 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University in 2021, 130 of them were child development and psychology majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Child Development

Northeastern Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Northeastern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	34
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Schools	102
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools	195

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in child development from Northeastern. This makes it the #59 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Child Development Graduates from Northeastern Make?

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northeastern is $35,413. This is 15% higher than $30,859, which is the national average for all child development bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The child development program at Northeastern awarded 130 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	65
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Northeastern Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from Northeastern in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northeastern also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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
• Image Credit: By (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.