Child Development & Psychology at Purdue University - Main Campus

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Purdue Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Purdue 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

77% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% 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 Purdue since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	207
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Purdue Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

77% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of child development master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue 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	4
White	2
International Students	4
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 Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Experimental Psychology	272

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,320	$73,350
Psychology Professors	590	$85,580
Psychologists	220	$88,470

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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