Child Development & Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every child development & psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 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.

UWM Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UWM Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at UWM 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.

Child Development Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at UWM 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	99
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UWM Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of child development master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 - Milwaukee.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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