Child Development & Psychology at University of West Alabama

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

University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and approximately 5,734 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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 West Alabama Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Child Development

Online Classes Are Available at University of West Alabama

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

University of West Alabama does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

University of West Alabama Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Child Development Student Demographics at University of West Alabama

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

University of West Alabama Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from University of West Alabama in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for University of West Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	720	$69,070
Psychology Professors	400	$68,660
Psychologists	140	$90,050

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 Jet Lowe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.