Child Development & Psychology at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 11,741 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.

University of Rochester Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

University of Rochester Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at University of Rochester 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 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 University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	67
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

University of Rochester Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of child development master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. University of Rochester does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

Child Development & Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rochester. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	120
Experimental Psychology	79
Developmental & Child Psychology	1
Social Psychology	1

Related Majors

• General Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.