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Pennsylvania State University - Abington Bachelor’s in Child Development & Psychology

The main focus area for this major is Social 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 Pennsylvania State University - Abington. 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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Rankings for the Penn State Abington Bachelor’s in Child Development

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The child development major at Penn State Abington is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Child Development. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Abington.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Colleges for Child Development & Psychology 12
Highest Paid Child Development & Psychology Graduates 18
Most Popular Colleges for Child Development & Psychology 42

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Child Development from Penn State Abington Cost?

$14,532 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Abington Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State Abington paid an average of $947 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $557 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,540 $22,728
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Abington tuition and fees.

Penn State Abington Child Development Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Child Development students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Abington took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 22% higher than the national average of $22,183.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Child Development From Penn State Abington?

$28,700 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of child development students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Abington is $28,700 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $30,178.

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Does Penn State Abington Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Child Development?

Online degrees for the Penn State Abington 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 Penn State Abington Online Learning page.

Penn State Abington Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Child Development

60 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
86.7% Women
45.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 60 bachelor’s degrees in child development awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in child development in 2018-2019, 86.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 45.0% of child development bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State Abington in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 44%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 8
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Bachelor’s in Child Development Focus Areas at Penn State Abington

Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Social Psychology 60

References

*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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