Child Development & Psychology at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,035 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Rochester in 2021, 187 of them were child development and psychology majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Child Development

University of Rochester Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at University of Rochester compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	71
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in child development from University of Rochester. This makes it the #65 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of University of Rochester Child Development Graduates

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Rochester is $36,115. This is 17% higher than $30,859, which is the national average for all child development bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in child development from University of Rochester. About 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Rochester since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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	16
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	71
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

University of Rochester Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 child development majors earned their master's degree from University of Rochester. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were 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 38% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of Rochester also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.