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Child Development & Psychology at Northeastern University

Child Development & Psychology at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905.

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.

Northeastern Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Northeastern 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 Northeastern

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

Northeastern Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Northeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 9

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 Northeastern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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