by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Research & Experimental Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Child Development & Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Bates College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in child development, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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BA in Psychology - Child & Adolescent Development
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Bates was ranked #40 on College Factual's Best Schools for child development list. It is also ranked #2 in Maine.
Here are some of the other rankings for Bates.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,353 | $57,353 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,177 | $16,177 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,250 | $1,250 |
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Online degrees for the Bates child development bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Bates Online Learning page.
Women made up around 74.1% of the child development students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in child development at Bates in 2019-2020, 24.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 41 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Research & Experimental Psychology | 58 |
*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.
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