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Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas at Dallas

Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas at Dallas

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

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and has a total student population of 28,669.

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 Dallas Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas 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 UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

83% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of child development master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UT Dallas, 62% 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 Texas at Dallas with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
International Students 2
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Dallas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Experimental Psychology 16
Developmental & Child Psychology 11

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Dallas.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 6,680 $73,650
Psychology Professors 3,080 $78,270
Psychologists 740 $90,780

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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