Child Development & Psychology at University of North Florida

Every child development and psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at University of North Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a total student population of 16,926. In 2021, 366 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from UNF.

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.

UNF Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UNF Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at UNF 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 UNF 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 Focused Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	22
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	90
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools	95
	122
	200

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in child development from UNF. This makes it the #24 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Child Development Graduates from UNF Make?

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNF is $25,924. 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 UNF

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

UNF Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The child development program at UNF awarded 366 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at UNF 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 North Florida with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	232
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UNF Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Child Development & Psychology from UNF in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UNF, 61% 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 North Florida with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNF also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for University of North Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$76,190
Psychologists	1,330	$96,640
Psychology Professors	1,060	$77,810

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 The222 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.