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U-M is in the top 10% of the country for child development. More specifically it was ranked #15 out of 181 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Michigan.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor handed out 697 bachelor's degrees in child development & psychology. This is a decrease of 4% over the previous year when 727 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in child development from U-M. This makes it the #14 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 26 students received their doctoral degrees in child development in 2021, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
The median salary of child development students who receive their bachelor's degree at U-M is $30,126. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,859 for all child development students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at U-M, child development students borrow a median amount of $18,708 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all child development bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,876.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the child development program at U-M is $580 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.
Of the 697 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Child Development & Psychology from U-M in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at U-M are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 60% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in child development.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 92 |
Black or African American | 47 |
Hispanic or Latino | 48 |
White | 417 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 34 |
Other Races | 59 |
The child development program at U-M awarded 26 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a master's in child development.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 10 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 5 |
Other Races | 3 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Other Psychology | 3 |
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