Child Development & Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and approximately 18,150 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.

UMass Lowell Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Child Development

UMass Lowell Child Development & Psychology Rankings

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Child Development Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 child development majors earned their master's degree from UMass Lowell. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. UMass Lowell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550

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 Daderot under License

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