Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Irvine

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 - Irvine stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 770 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from UC Irvine.

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 Irvine Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at UC Irvine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Irvine 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 Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	53

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in child development from UC Irvine. This makes it the #21 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Irvine Child Development Graduates

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $27,585. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,859 for all child development students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 770 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Child Development & Psychology from UC Irvine in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	252
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	302
White	114
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

UC Irvine Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in child development from UC Irvine. About 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Irvine with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
• General 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.