Child Development & Psychology at Saint Louis University

If you plan to study child development and psychology, take a look at what Saint Louis University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 12,229.

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.

SLU Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

SLU Child Development & Psychology Rankings

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There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in child development from SLU. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from SLU, 100% 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 Saint Louis University with a master's in child development.

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
• 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 Saint Louis 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
• Image Credit: By LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.