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Child Development & Psychology at Walden University

Child Development & Psychology at Walden University

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

Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year.

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.

Walden University Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Child Development

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at Walden University

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

Walden University Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

89% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of child development master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 25
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

If you plan to be a child development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Walden University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Developmental & Child Psychology 76

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 Walden University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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