Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Berkeley

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 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.

UC Berkeley Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at UC Berkeley 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	117
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	91
White	93
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

UC Berkeley Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of child development master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UC Berkeley, 100% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	326

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860

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
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