Child Development & Psychology at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722. In 2021, 1 child development major received their bachelor's degree from UNR.

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.

UNR Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UNR Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how UNR 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 UNR 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	1
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Schools	125
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in child development from UNR. This makes it the #16 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.

Child Development Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

UNR Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from UNR in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UNR, 74% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	440	$83,760
Psychology Professors	280	$60,880
Psychologists	120	$74,060

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.