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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in child development, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. The bachelor's program at CU Anschutz was ranked #130 on College Factual's Best Schools for child development list. It is also ranked #2 in Colorado.
Here are some of the other rankings for CU Anschutz.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at CU Anschutz paid an average of $1,017 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $330 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,920 | $24,408 |
| Fees | $1,481 | $1,481 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,380 | $13,380 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,255 | $6,255 |
Learn more about CU Anschutz 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at CU Anschutz in Child Development walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 13% higher than the national average of $22,183.
The median early career salary of child development students who receive their bachelor’s degree from CU Anschutz is $33,993 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $30,178.
CU Anschutz 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 CU Anschutz Online Learning page.
Women made up around 78.9% of the child development students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 78.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in child development at CU Anschutz in 2019-2020, 52.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 15 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 76 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to child development and psychology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 156 |
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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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