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Child Development & Psychology at University of Chicago

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Child Development & Psychology at University of Chicago

If you plan to study child development and psychology, take a look at what University of Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 90 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from UChicago.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Child Development

UChicago Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at UChicago 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
17
Best Child Development & Psychology Schools 19
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 36
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 103

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in child development from UChicago. This makes it the #16 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Child Development Graduates from UChicago Make?

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at UChicago is $40,175. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 30% higher than the national average of $30,859 for all child development bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

77% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in child development from UChicago. About 23% were men and 77% were 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 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 33
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UChicago Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

65% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The child development program at UChicago awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going 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 13% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UChicago, 57% 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 Chicago with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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