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Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate

Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificates

There are 298 schools in the United States where you can earn agraduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology. This degree is more popular with female students, and about33% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 8.1% of Child Development & Psychology graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Child Development & Psychology Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 22,813 people earned theirChild Development & Psychology majors across all award levels. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in Child Development & Psychology at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Certificate 11
Associate’s Degree 31
Bachelor’s Degree 19,130
Master’s Degree 2,658
Doctor’s Degree 970

Earnings of Child Development & Psychology Majors With Graduate Certificates (All Award Levels)

The median salary for graduates holding agraduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology of $50,900 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses.

Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $34,814
4 years $50,900
5 years $59,985

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for Child Development & Psychology students with their graduate certificate.

Student Diversity

This degree is more popular with female students. About 73.2% of graduates with this degree are women.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 40
Women 109
Gender Diversity of Graduate Certificates in Child Development & Psychology

The racial-ethnic distribution of Child Development & Psychology graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity Number of Grads Share
White 88 59.1%
Asian 3 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino 13 8.7%
Black or African American 20 13.4%
Two or More Races 7 4.7%
Race Unknown 6 4.0%
International Students 12 8.1%
Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Students

This degree is moderately popular with international students. Around 8.1% of graduates are in this category.

See the minority definition in the References below.

There are 329 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology. Learn more about the most popular below:

#1

New York University

New York, NY

New York University tops the list of the most popular schools in the U.S. for Child Development & Psychology majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 966 graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of California-Davis is a popular choice for Child Development & Psychology majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 966 graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is a popular choice for Child Development & Psychology majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 774 graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Ohio State University-Main Campus comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology. During the most recent year for which we have data, 762 people received their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a popular choice for Child Development & Psychology majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 681 people received their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of California-Santa Barbara is a popular choice for Child Development & Psychology majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 676 people received their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of California-Riverside comes in at #7 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology. During the most recent year for which we have data, 626 people received their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of California-Irvine is a popular choice for Child Development & Psychology majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 577 people received their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of Washington-Seattle Campus is a popular choice for Child Development & Psychology majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 546 people received their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus is a popular choice for Child Development & Psychology majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 534 people received their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#11

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah comes in at #11 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology. This school awarded 495 graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of California-Los Angeles is a popular choice for Child Development & Psychology majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 425 people received their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#13

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University-Main Campus comes in at #13 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology. During the most recent year for which we have data, 401 people received their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#14

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon comes in at #14 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology. This school awarded 401 graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of South Carolina-Columbia comes in at #15 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology. This school awarded 394 graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville comes in at #16 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology. During the most recent year for which we have data, 393 people received their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of California-Merced is a popular choice for Child Development & Psychology majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 379 graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of California-Berkeley is a popular choice for Child Development & Psychology majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 374 graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

American Public University System comes in at #19 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Child Development & Psychology. During the most recent year for which we have data, 359 people received their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#20

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

Indiana University-Bloomington is a popular choice for Child Development & Psychology majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 359 people received their graduate certificate in Child Development & Psychology from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Child Development & Psychology Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 13,996
Experimental Psychology 4,439
Developmental and Child Psychology 1,820
Behavioral Neuroscience 1,424
Social Psychology 458

Below are some popular majors similar to Child Development & Psychology that also offer graduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Psychology, General 147,078
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology 40,952
Psychology, Other 2,825
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

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 to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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