Child Development & Psychology at University of California - San Diego

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 - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. Of the 9,086 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - San Diego in 2021, 78 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.

UCSD Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UCSD Child Development & Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at UCSD 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	83
Best Child Development & Psychology Schools	103

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in child development from UCSD. This makes it the #73 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCSD Child Development Graduates

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $29,604. 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 UCSD

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

UCSD Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 78 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Child Development & Psychology from UCSD in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	15
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCSD Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 4 child development students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCSD, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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 - San Diego with a master's in child development.

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

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Psychology
• 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.