Child Development & Psychology at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. In 2021, 36 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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.

KU Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

KU Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how KU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at KU 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
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	38

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in child development from KU. This makes it the #45 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in child development from KU in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

KU Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from KU in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from KU, 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 Kansas with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

KU also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,030	$65,320
Psychology Professors	270	$81,530
Psychologists	120	$102,910

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.