Child Development & Psychology at University of Notre Dame

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 Notre Dame stacks up to those at other schools.

Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and approximately 12,809 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.

Notre Dame Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Notre Dame Child Development & Psychology Rankings

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There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in child development from Notre Dame. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. Notre Dame does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Notre Dame, 64% 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 Notre Dame with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 IN, the home state for University of Notre Dame.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,320	$73,350
Psychology Professors	590	$85,580
Psychologists	220	$88,470

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 Ssantera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.