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Child Development & Psychology at Tufts University

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Child Development & Psychology at Tufts University

If you are interested in studying child development and psychology, you may want to check out the program at Tufts University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from Tufts.

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.

Tufts Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Tufts Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how Tufts performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at Tufts 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
Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools 25
36
83

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in child development from Tufts. This is the #103 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Child Development Graduates from Tufts Make?

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tufts is $34,754. This is 13% higher than $30,859, which is the national average for all child development bachelor's degree recipients.

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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 & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students earned a bachelor's degree in child development from Tufts. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Tufts 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 35
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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

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
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 4,050 $86,490
Psychology Professors 1,490 $97,690
Psychologists 980 $83,550

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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