Child Development & Psychology at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 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.

Vanderbilt Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Vanderbilt Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of child development master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Vanderbilt, 66% 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	47
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

The following child development concentations are available at Vanderbilt University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Vanderbilt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Developmental & Child Psychology	37
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology	5

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
• General 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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,800	$69,510
Psychology Professors	660	$74,260
Psychologists	230	$87,260

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 Dansan4444 under License

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