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 University of Chicago. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for child development majors, UChicago came in at #6. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
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Part-time undergraduates at UChicago paid an average of $1,921 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,642 | $57,642 |
| Fees | $1,656 | $1,656 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,004 | $17,004 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,175 | $2,175 |
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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. Child Development students who received their bachelor’s degree at UChicago took out an average of $18,000 in student loans. That is 19% lower than the national average of $22,183.
child development who receive their bachelor’s degree from UChicago make an average of $47,260 a year during the early days of their career. That is 57% higher than the national average of $30,178.
Online degrees for the UChicago 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 UChicago Online Learning page.
About 67.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in child development in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.6% of the child development bachelor’s degrees at UChicago in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 15 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 32 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Experimental Psychology | 78 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to child development and psychology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 41 |
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*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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