Child Development & Psychology at Park University

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and has a total student population of 10,165.

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.

Park University Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Child Development
Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development

Park University Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Park University 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 Park University

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

Park University Child Development & Psychology Associate’s Program

75% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in child development only graduates about 22% men each year. The program at Park University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Park University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in child development graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Park University Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% 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 Park University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its child development bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Psychology	257

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 MO, the home state for Park 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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