Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

UC Irvine Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in Child Development & Psychology from UC Irvine in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in child development each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• General Psychology
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By TFNorman under License

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