by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Behavioral Neuroscience. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Child Development & Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at University of California - Los Angeles. 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, and more.
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BA in Psychology - Child & Adolescent Development
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at UCLA was ranked #51 on College Factual's Best Schools for child development list. It is also ranked #9 in California.
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Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $1,807 | $1,807 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,314 | $1,314 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,599 | $17,599 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,625 | $4,625 |
Learn more about UCLA tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Child Development students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCLA took out an average of $19,000 in student loans. That is 14% lower than the national average of $22,183.
child development who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCLA make an average of $23,494 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% lower than the national average of $30,178.
Online degrees for the UCLA 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 UCLA Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.1% 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%.
Around 66.6% of child development bachelor’s degree recipients at UCLA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 163 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 111 |
| International Students | 14 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 33 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 398 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 622 |
*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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