by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is 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 Dartmouth College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in child development, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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BA in Psychology - Child & Adolescent Development
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Dartmouth is in the top 10% of the country for child development. More specifically it was ranked #12 out of 211 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in New Hampshire.
Here are some of the other rankings for Dartmouth.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Dartmouth paid an average of $7,706 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,796 | $57,796 |
| Fees | $1,662 | $1,662 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,005 | $1,005 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,022 | $17,022 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,040 | $2,040 |
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Dartmouth does not offer an online option for its child development bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Dartmouth Online Learning page.
Women made up around 65.1% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.1% of the child development bachelor’s degrees at Dartmouth in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Experimental Psychology | 63 |
*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.
