Child Development & Psychology at University of Chicago

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if University of Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year.

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.

UChicago Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UChicago Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at UChicago 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 UChicago since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Chicago with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	26
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UChicago Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

68% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of child development master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

If you plan to be a child development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Experimental Psychology	122

Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,700	$75,180
Psychology Professors	1,510	$87,880
Psychologists	260	$87,410

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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