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Child Development & Psychology at Kansas State University

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Child Development & Psychology at Kansas State University

If you are interested in studying child development and psychology, you may want to check out the program at Kansas State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

K -State Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

K -State Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

43% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of child development master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in child development each year. K -State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from K -State, 79% 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 Kansas State 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 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Managers 2,420 $102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,030 $65,320
Psychology Professors 270 $81,530
Psychologists 120 $102,910

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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