Child Development & Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. 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.

UT Knoxville Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UT Knoxville

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UT Knoxville does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UT Knoxville Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Child Development & Psychology from UT Knoxville in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in child development each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UT Knoxville, 71% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,800	$69,510
Psychology Professors	660	$74,260
Psychologists	230	$87,260

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.