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Child Development & Psychology at University of Nevada - Reno

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Child Development & Psychology at University of Nevada - Reno

If you are interested in studying child development and psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of Nevada - Reno. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

UNR Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

UNR Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

78% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in child development from UNR. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UNR, 74% 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 Nevada - Reno 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 3
White 17
International Students 2
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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Managers 7,120 $102,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 440 $83,760
Psychology Professors 280 $60,880
Psychologists 120 $74,060

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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