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Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Berkeley

Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Berkeley

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if University of California - Berkeley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of child development master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UC Berkeley, 100% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
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 University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 23

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 17,310 $108,350
Psychology Professors 4,530 $117,990
Psychologists 2,080 $114,860

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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