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Child Development & Psychology at Northwest Missouri State University

Child Development & Psychology at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267.

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.

Northwest Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development

Northwest Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Northwest 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 Northwest

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

Northwest Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Northwest are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 53
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Northwest Missouri State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Psychology 49
Behavioral Neuroscience 19

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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Managers 3,980 $97,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,330 $76,480
Psychology Professors 650 $83,520
Psychologists 190 $86,730

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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