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 doctor’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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BA in Psychology - Child & Adolescent Development
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UChicago paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $60,300 | $60,300 |
| Fees | $1,248 | $1,248 |
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UChicago does not offer an online option for its child development doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UChicago Online Learning page.
Women made up around 60.0% of the child development students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 65.9%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in child development at UChicago in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Experimental Psychology | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to child development and psychology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 3 |
*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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