Child Development & Psychology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 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.

UMN Twin Cities Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in Child Development & Psychology from UMN Twin Cities in 2020-2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 80% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	1
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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,220	$85,860
Psychology Professors	710	$86,380
Psychologists	440	$93,310

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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