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Doctor’s Degrees in Child Development

5 Yearly Graduations
80% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2 colleges and univerities across the nation that offer a doctor's degree in child development. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 60% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 20.0% of child development graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Child Development Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 5 people earned their doctor's degree in child development. This makes it the 438th most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in child development at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 262
Graduate Certificate 71
Doctor’s Degree 5

Earnings of Child Development Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in child development. About 80.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1
Women 4
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The racial-ethnic distribution of child development doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0
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There are 2 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in child development. Learn more about the most popular 2 below:

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas
8 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

The most popular school in the United States for child development students seekinga doctor's degree is Texas Woman's University. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $5,616 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $5,112 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 8 people received their doctor's degree in child development from TWU. Of these students, 100% were women and 100% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
4 Yearly Graduations
75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Tufts University comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in child development. Each year, around 12,200 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $63,804 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $54,196 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 4 people received their doctor's degree in child development from Tufts. Around 50% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 75% were women.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to child development that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
126
23
19
4

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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