Child Development & Psychology at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081.

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.

U of U Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

U of U Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at U of U 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at U of U since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	270
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

U of U Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from U of U, 60% 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 Utah with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Utah. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	367

Related Majors

• Other 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$80,920
Psychology Professors	240	$76,470
Psychologists	70	$86,340

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 University of Utah under License

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