Developmental & Child Psychology at Boston College

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

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and approximately 14,934 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.

Boston College Developmental & Child Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Developmental and Child Psychology

Boston College Developmental & Child Psychology Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in developmental and child psychology, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Developmental and Child Psychology Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of developmental and child psychology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in developmental and child psychology each year. Boston College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a developmental and child psychology master's degree from Boston College, 65% 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 Boston College with a master's in developmental and child psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	55
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Social Psychology
• 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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690

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 Harvey D. Egan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.