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University of Delaware Doctorate in Child Development & Psychology

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$59,417 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Other Research & 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 Delaware. 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Child Development from UD Cost?

$35,192 Average Tuition and Fees

UD Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at UD paid an average of $1,898 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $34,164 $34,164
Fees $1,028 $1,028

How Much Can You Make With a Doctorate in Child Development From UD?

$59,417 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

child development who receive their doctor’s degree from UD make an average of $59,417 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $58,700.

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Does UD Offer an Online Doctorate in Child Development?

Online degrees for the UD child development doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UD Online Learning page.

UD Doctorate Student Diversity for Child Development

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
55.6% Women
11.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 9 students received their doctor’s degree in child development. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 55.6% 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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 11.1% of the child development doctor’s degrees at UD in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.

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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 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Doctorate in Child Development Focus Areas at UD

Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 9

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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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