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Child Development & Psychology at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Child Development & Psychology at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you are interested in studying child development and psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 338 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from UofSC.

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.

UofSC Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UofSC Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at UofSC 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 UofSC 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
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools 75
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 90
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 97
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools 166

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in child development from UofSC. This makes it the #79 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Child Development Graduates from UofSC Make?

The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofSC is $26,963. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,859 for all child development students.

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Child Development Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The child development program at UofSC awarded 338 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 48
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 231
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

UofSC Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 child development majors earned their master's degree from UofSC. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. UofSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 45% more men than average.

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

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

UofSC also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Managers 1,760 $100,890
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,230 $63,050
Psychology Professors 330 $82,630
Psychologists 130 $92,560

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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