by our College Data Analytics TeamChild Development & Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at University of California - Irvine. 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
Gain practical experience working with children in a variety of settings with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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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. The bachelor's program at UC Irvine was ranked #53 on College Factual's Best Schools for child development list. It is also ranked #10 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Irvine.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,311 | $2,311 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,361 | $1,361 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,677 | $16,677 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,250 | $4,250 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Irvine in Child Development walked away with an average of $15,000 in student debt. That is 32% lower than the national average of $22,183.
child development who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Irvine make an average of $30,995 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $30,178.
UC Irvine 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 UC Irvine Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in child development in 2019-2020, 79.2% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 78.3%.
Around 75.4% of child development bachelor’s degree recipients at UC Irvine in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 194 |
| Black or African American | 14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 295 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 118 |
| International Students | 48 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 28 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Psychology | 581 |
| Other Research & Experimental Psychology | 117 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to child development and psychology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 306 |
*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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