Child Development & Psychology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

If you plan to study child development and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 697 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from U-M.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Child Development

U-M Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at U-M 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
	77
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	87

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in child development from U-M. This makes it the #14 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of U-M Child Development Graduates

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at U-M is $30,126. This is less than $30,859, which is the national average of all child development majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 697 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in child development from U-M. 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 U-M since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 60% 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	92
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	417
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	59

U-M Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

The child development program at U-M awarded 26 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

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	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

U-M also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 26 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

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