Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas at Dallas

Every child development and psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at The University of Texas at Dallas stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,669 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 45 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Dallas.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Child Development

UT Dallas Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at UT Dallas compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	58
	66

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in child development from UT Dallas. This makes it the #16 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UT Dallas Child Development Graduates

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Dallas is $31,908. This is 3% higher than $30,859, which is the national average for all child development bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 45 child development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Dallas, about 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Dallas Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 23 child development students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Dallas, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 1% better 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 master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.