Child Development & Psychology at University of Central Missouri

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every child development & 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 Central Missouri stacks up to those at other schools.

UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and has a total student population of 9,959.

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.

UCM Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UCM Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at UCM 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.

Child Development Student Demographics at UCM

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

UCM Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

74% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% 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 UCM since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at UCM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Missouri with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UCM Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

100% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UCM, 75% 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 Central Missouri with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

Child Development & Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Missouri. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	69

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 MO, the home state for University of Central Missouri.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$76,480
Psychology Professors	650	$83,520
Psychologists	190	$86,730

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.

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