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Child Development & Psychology at University of Kansas

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Child Development & Psychology at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

KU Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

KU Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

88% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The child development program at KU awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from KU, 75% 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 Kansas with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Managers 2,420 $102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,030 $65,320
Psychology Professors 270 $81,530
Psychologists 120 $102,910

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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