Child Development & Psychology at Stanford University

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying child development & psychology, you may want to check out the program at Stanford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year.

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.

Stanford Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Stanford Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Stanford 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 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 Stanford

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

Stanford Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% 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 Stanford since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Stanford Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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 Stanford University with a master's in child development.

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

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

The following child development concentations are available at Stanford University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	63

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860

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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