Child Development & Psychology at Washington University in St Louis

48% 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 Washington University in St Louis stacks up to those at other schools.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 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.

WUSTL Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at WUSTL 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.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

70% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its child development bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	70
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

WUSTL Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

63% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of child development master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington University in St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Experimental Psychology	142
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	43
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	25

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$76,480
Psychology Professors	650	$83,520
Psychologists	190	$86,730

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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