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Child Development & Psychology at Teachers College at Columbia University

Child Development & Psychology at Teachers College at Columbia University

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if Teachers College at Columbia University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

Teachers College is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 4,547.

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.

Teachers College Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Child Development

Teachers College Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Teachers College

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

Teachers College Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

89% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of child development master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 23
International Students 50
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 Teachers College at Columbia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Developmental & Child Psychology 33
Behavioral Neuroscience 30
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics 25
Social Psychology 10

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 Teachers College at Columbia University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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