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Child Development & Psychology at Walden University

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Child Development & Psychology at Walden University

If you plan to study child development and psychology, take a look at what Walden University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 49,695 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.

Walden University Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Walden University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Walden University does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Walden University

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

Walden University Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

85% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The child development program at Walden University awarded 75 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

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In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 21
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

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 MN, the home state for Walden University.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Managers 9,350 $128,590
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3,220 $85,860
Psychology Professors 710 $86,380
Psychologists 440 $93,310

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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