Child Development & Psychology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 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.

UIUC Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UIUC Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at UIUC 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

73% Women

46% 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 UIUC since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	87
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	116
White	242
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UIUC Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

59% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of child development master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

The following child development concentations are available at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	622

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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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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