Child Development at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Child Development section at the bottom of this page.

Tufts Child Development Degrees Available

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

Tufts Child Development Rankings

The child development major at Tufts is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Child Development. 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 #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Child Development Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 3% men. So male students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Tufts Child Development Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of child development master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 3% men graduate in child development each year. Tufts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Tufts, 54% 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 Tufts University with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA

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 Magicpiano under License

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