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Child Development & Family Studies at SUNY Westchester Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Child Development & Family Studies, you may want to check out the program at SUNY Westchester Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Westchester Community College sits in Valhalla, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 47 child development & family studies degrees were granted at SUNY Westchester Community College.

Online Class Availability at SUNY Westchester Community College

Distance learning is available at SUNY Westchester Community College. Among 9,359 students, 953 (10%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,510 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Child Development & Family Studies graduates at SUNY Westchester Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Child Development & Family Studies graduates at SUNY Westchester Community College are 98% women (46) and 2% men (1).

Child Development & Family Studies Associate’s Program at SUNY Westchester Community College

Among the 44 associate’s child development & family studies degrees awarded at SUNY Westchester Community College, 98% were women (43) and 2% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at SUNY Westchester Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	29
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	3

Minority students account for 73% of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at SUNY Westchester Community College, above the national average of 63%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Child Development & Family Studies Concentrations at SUNY Westchester Community College

This Child Development & Family Studies program at SUNY Westchester Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Child Care Management	47

Highest-Paying Careers for Child Development & Family Studies Graduates

Those who complete Child Development & Family Studies program at SUNY Westchester Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Child Development & Family Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$75,358
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521
Social and Human Service Assistants	$69,957
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$57,643
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.