Developmental & Child Psychology at Vanderbilt University

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

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 Developmental & Child Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Developmental & Child Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Developmental and Child Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Developmental and Child Psychology

Vanderbilt Developmental & Child Psychology Rankings

The developmental and child psychology major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Developmental & Child 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.

Developmental and Child Psychology Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its developmental and child psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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 Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of developmental and child psychology master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in developmental and child psychology each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a developmental and child psychology master's degree from Vanderbilt, 79% 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 developmental and child psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology

Careers That Developmental and Child Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in developmental and child psychology 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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.