Child Development & Psychology at Ohio State University - Main Campus

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369.

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.

Ohio State Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Ohio 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.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Ohio State

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

Ohio State Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

76% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% 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 Ohio State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Ohio State 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	422
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	52

Ohio State Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

61% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of child development master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. Ohio State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

The following child development concentations are available at Ohio State University - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Experimental Psychology	49

General 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$75,710
Psychology Professors	1,420	$83,230
Psychologists	380	$92,900

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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