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Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas at Dallas

Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas at Dallas

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

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,669 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.

UT Dallas Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at UT Dallas 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 25
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UT Dallas Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

83% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of child development master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UT Dallas, 62% 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 Texas at Dallas with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
International Students 2
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 The University of Texas at Dallas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Developmental & Child Psychology 56
Experimental Psychology 16

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Dallas.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 6,680 $73,650
Psychology Professors 3,080 $78,270
Psychologists 740 $90,780

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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