Child Development & Psychology at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081. In 2021, 355 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from U of U.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Child Development

U of U Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at U of U 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
	58

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 355 child development majors earned their bachelor's degree from U of U. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were 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 3% more men than average.

About 65% 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	16
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	230
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

U of U Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in child development from U of U. About 20% were men and 80% were 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	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

U of U also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.