Child Development & Psychology at SUNY New Paltz

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if SUNY New Paltz is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489.

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.

SUNY New Paltz Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Child Development

SUNY New Paltz Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Child Development Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of child development master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from SUNY New Paltz, 80% 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 SUNY New Paltz with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

If you plan to be a child development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY New Paltz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 SUNY New Paltz.

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.

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