Child Development & Psychology at Wesleyan University

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

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,053. Of the 1,039 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in 2021, 48 of them were child development and psychology majors.

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.

Wesleyan U Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Wesleyan U Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how Wesleyan U performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at Wesleyan U 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Child Development & Psychology Schools	52
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools	70
Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	93

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in child development from Wesleyan U. This makes it the #94 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child Development Student Demographics at Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 48 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Child Development & Psychology from Wesleyan U in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at Wesleyan U since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	27
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wesleyan U Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Child Development & Psychology from Wesleyan U in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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 Wesleyan University with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wesleyan U also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,720	$90,870
Psychology Professors	770	$88,070
Psychologists	190	$96,180

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 Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.