Child Development & Psychology at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

Every child development & psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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.

Penn State University Park Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Child Development

Penn State University Park Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Child Development Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

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

Penn State University Park Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

73% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of child development master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. Penn State University Park does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Penn State University Park, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

If you plan to be a child development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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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