Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Riverside

83% 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 - Riverside. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434.

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.

UCR Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UCR Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at UCR 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

73% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% 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 UCR since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	191
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	250
White	89
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

UCR Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

75% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of child development master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. UCR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UCR, 67% 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 - Riverside with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

The following child development concentations are available at University of California - Riverside. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Riverside. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	624

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 - Riverside.

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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