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Graduate Child Development & Psychology Programs at CUNY Graduate School and University Center

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in child development & psychology at The Graduate Center. Graduate degrees are awarded at the Master’s, Doctoral levels. Its best result is a rank of #7 out of 9 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Master’s Degrees
• Doctoral Degrees

The Graduate Center Graduate Child Development & Psychology Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, The Graduate Center among the top schools in the country for child development & psychology, placing at #94 out of 202 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Child Development & Psychology Schools	94 of 202
Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New York	12 of 21
Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	25 of 45

Graduate Child Development & Psychology Degrees at The Graduate Center

Here is each degree level granted in child development & psychology at The Graduate Center, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	32
Doctoral	8

The Graduate Center Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, CUNY Graduate School and University Center awarded 32 master’s degrees in child development & psychology.

Master’s Rankings

The Graduate Center ranks competitively among schools offering child development & psychology at the master’s level. Its best result was #7 out of 9 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York	7
Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	13
Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	36

Master’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 19% of child development & psychology master’s degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

The largest share of child development & psychology master’s degree graduates at The Graduate Center are White. About 47% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from CUNY Graduate School and University Center with a master’s in child development & psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
Non-Resident Aliens	3
Other Races	2

Experimental Psychology (Master’s)

The Graduate Center conferred 15 master’s completions in experimental psychology in the most recent reporting year — 80% to women and 20% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (40%).

• Best Experimental Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #2
• Best Experimental Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York — #2
• Best Experimental Psychology Master’s Degree Schools — #8

Behavioral Neuroscience (Master’s)

The Graduate Center granted 7 master’s completions in behavioral neuroscience in the most recent reporting year — 100% to women and 0% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (57%).

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics (Master’s)

The Graduate Center conferred 4 master’s completions in cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics recently — 75% to women and 25% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Hispanic or Latino (50%).

Developmental and Child Psychology (Master’s)

The Graduate Center awarded 3 master’s completions in developmental and child psychology recently — 67% to women and 33% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (67%).

Social Psychology (Master’s)

The Graduate Center granted 3 master’s completions in social psychology in the latest year of data — 67% to women and 33% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (67%).

The Graduate Center Child Development & Psychology Doctoral Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, CUNY Graduate School and University Center awarded 8 doctoral degrees in child development & psychology.

Doctoral Rankings

The Graduate Center has not been ranked for child development & psychology at the doctoral level.

Doctoral Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of child development & psychology doctoral degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The majority of child development & psychology doctoral degree graduates at The Graduate Center were White. About 50% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from CUNY Graduate School and University Center with a doctoral in child development & psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	0

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics (Doctoral)

The Graduate Center awarded 4 doctoral completions in cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics in the latest year of data — 50% to women and 50% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (50%).

Experimental Psychology (Doctoral)

The Graduate Center granted 2 doctoral completions in experimental psychology recently — 50% to women and 50% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Asian (50%).

Behavioral Neuroscience (Doctoral)

The Graduate Center conferred 2 doctoral completions in behavioral neuroscience in the most recent reporting year — 50% to women and 50% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Asian (50%).

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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