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Child Development & Psychology at DePaul University

Child Development & Psychology at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922.

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.

DePaul Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Child Development

DePaul Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of child development master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from DePaul, 70% 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 DePaul University with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from DePaul University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Experimental Psychology 7

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 4,700 $75,180
Psychology Professors 1,510 $87,880
Psychologists 260 $87,410

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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