Child Development & Psychology 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 & Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Tufts Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Tufts Child Development & Psychology 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. 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 10% 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	20
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	46
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Tufts Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of child development master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Experimental Psychology	70

Related Majors

• 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 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.

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

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