Child Development & Psychology at Brandeis University

Every child development and 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 Brandeis University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,440. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in child development.

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.

Brandeis Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Brandeis Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Child Development & Psychology from Brandeis in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in child development each year. Brandeis does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Brandeis, 80% 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 Brandeis University with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Brandeis University.

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
Psychologists	980	$83,550

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 Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.