Child Development & Psychology at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

University of Rochester Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

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

University of Rochester Child Development & Psychology Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 child development majors earned their master's degree from University of Rochester. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in child development each year. University of Rochester does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 37% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.