Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Berkeley

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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,523 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Berkeley in 2021, 303 of them were child development and psychology majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Child Development

UC Berkeley Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how UC Berkeley 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
	76
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Schools	91

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in child development from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #65 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Child Development Graduates from UC Berkeley Make?

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $30,168. This is less than $30,859, which is the national average of all child development majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 303 child development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Berkeley, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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	94
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	78
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

UC Berkeley Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 child development majors earned their master's degree from UC Berkeley. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UC Berkeley, 60% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 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
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

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