Child Development & Psychology at Princeton University

Every child development and 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 Princeton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and approximately 7,853 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from Princeton.

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.

Princeton Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Princeton Child Development & Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at Princeton 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
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
	8
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Schools	95

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in child development from Princeton. This makes it the #45 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Child Development Graduates from Princeton Make?

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Princeton is $45,198. This is 46% higher than $30,859, which is the national average for all child development bachelor's degree recipients.

Child Development Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in child development from Princeton. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Princeton Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in child development from Princeton. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. Princeton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

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

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

Princeton also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,760	$98,470
Psychology Professors	1,150	$99,670

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.