Child Development & Psychology at Columbia University in the City of New York

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 Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Columbia Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Columbia Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from Columbia in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in child development each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Psychology
• Other Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.