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Child Development & Psychology at University of Georgia

Child Development & Psychology at University of Georgia

Every child development & psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at University of Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year.

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.

UGA Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Child Development

UGA Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Child Development Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

81% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of child development master's degrees went to men and 81% 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 University of Georgia with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

The following child development concentations are available at University of Georgia. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Managers 14,480 $118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2,100 $89,190
Psychology Professors 420 $75,850
Psychologists 300 $95,940

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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