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Child Development & Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Child Development & Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 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.

UW - Madison Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Child Development

UW - Madison Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of child development master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

If you plan to be a child development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 11

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3,060 $83,420
Psychology Professors 480 $77,150
Psychologists 200 $80,620

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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