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Child Development & Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559.

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.

UT Knoxville Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at UT Knoxville 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at UT Knoxville are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	268
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UT Knoxville Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of child development master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UT Knoxville, 56% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

The following child development concentations are available at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	346

Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,800	$69,510
Psychology Professors	660	$74,260
Psychologists	230	$87,260

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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