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 Wesleyan University. 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.
Advance in your human services or psychology career, or prepare for graduate studies in a variety of fields at Southern New Hampshire University.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The child development major at Wesleyan U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Child Development. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wesleyan U.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Wesleyan U was $1,846 per credit hour 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 | $59,086 | $59,086 |
| Fees | $330 | $330 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,384 | $16,384 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,465 | $1,465 |
Learn more about Wesleyan U tuition and fees.
Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan U Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in child development in 2019-2020, 71.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in child development at Wesleyan U in 2019-2020, 41.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 67 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to child development and psychology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 94 |
*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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