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Undergraduate Child Development & Psychology at Mount St. Mary’s University

Here is an overview of this program at Mount St. Mary’s. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #3 out of 3 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

Mount St. Mary’s Undergraduate Child Development & Psychology Rankings

College Factual ranks Mount St. Mary’s among the top schools in the country for child development & psychology, ranked #172 out of 189 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Child Development & Psychology Schools	172 of 189
Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Maryland	3 of 3
Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	40 of 42

Undergraduate Child Development & Psychology Degrees at Mount St. Mary’s

The table below lists every degree level offered in child development & psychology at Mount St. Mary’s, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	26

Mount St. Mary’s Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Mount St. Mary’s University awarded 26 bachelor’s degrees in child development & psychology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Mount St. Mary’s is a solid choice among schools offering child development & psychology at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #3 out of 3 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	3
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	31
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147

Salary of Child Development & Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Child Development & Psychology graduates with a bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Mary’s go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $46,052 a year. This is lower than $62,238, the median for all majors at Mount St. Mary’s.

Student Debt of Child Development & Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at Mount St. Mary’s, child development & psychology students accumulate a median of $21,500 in student loans. This is below $23,539, the typical median for all majors at Mount St. Mary’s.

Mount St. Mary’s Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$43,250	$47,000
Fees	$1,630	$1,630

Find out more about Mount St. Mary’s tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 19% of child development & psychology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

The majority of child development & psychology bachelor’s degree graduates at Mount St. Mary’s are White. About 50% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Mount St. Mary’s University with a bachelor’s in child development & psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	13
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other (Bachelor’s)

Mount St. Mary’s awarded 26 bachelor’s completions in research and experimental psychology, other in the most recent reporting year — 81% to women and 19% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (50%).

• Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland — #2
• Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #24
• Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #98

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha'Eri under License More about our data sources and methodologies.