Child Development & Psychology at St. Francis College

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 St. Francis College stacks up to those at other schools.

SFC is located in Brooklyn Heights, New York and has a total student population of 2,735. Of the 399 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St. Francis College in 2021, 6 of them were child development and psychology majors.

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.

SFC Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

SFC Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how SFC performed in these rankings.

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 SFC 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
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	12
	69
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	72
Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	89
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
	117
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools	140
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools	159
Best Child Development & Psychology Schools	196

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in child development from SFC. This makes it the #73 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child Development Student Demographics at SFC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at St. Francis College.

SFC Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 child development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SFC, about 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at SFC since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 St. Francis College with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SFC Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 child development majors earned their master's degree from SFC. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. SFC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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

SFC also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for St. Francis College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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 Jim Henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.