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Child Development & Psychology at New York University

Child Development & Psychology at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

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.

NYU Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

NYU Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

86% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of child development master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 51
Black or African American 57
Hispanic or Latino 85
White 222
International Students 117
Other Races/Ethnicities 33

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

If you plan to be a child development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Developmental & Child Psychology 145
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 103
Experimental Psychology 20
Social Psychology 16

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 New York University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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