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Child Development & Psychology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 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.

U-M Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

U-M Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at U-M 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 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at U-M 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	123
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	426
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	72

U-M Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

83% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of child development master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

Child Development & Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Experimental Psychology	408
Behavioral Neuroscience	334
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	7

Other 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,430	$83,210
Psychology Professors	930	$92,000
Psychologists	190	$88,120

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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