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A program that focuses on the scientific study of the psychological growth and development of individuals from infancy through adulthood. Includes instruction in cognitive and perceptual development, emotional development, personality development, the effects of biological maturation on behavior, theories of cognitive growth and related research methods, testing and assessment methods for different age levels, research on child and adolescent behavior therapy, and the psychology of aging. Note ( Family and Human Development Studies/Individual and Family Development Studies, General, have been integrated into Developmental and Child Psychology because the definitions are virtually the same for the two programs.
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| A major in Developmental and Child Psychology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 30
U.S.
Colleges with the
most degrees awarded
of Developmental and Child Psychology among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN | 137
(2.1%) |  |  |
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| | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI | 67
(6.7%) |  | |
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| | Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA | 57
(3.1%) | | |
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| | Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL | 44
(8.1%) | |  |
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| | Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN | 23
(1.6%) |  |  |
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| | Saint Marys College of California
Moraga, CA | 22
(3.1%) | | |
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| | Peace College
Raleigh, NC | 22
(17.7%) | | |
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| | Suffolk University
Boston, MA | 21
(2.5%) | | |
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| | Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, MA | 20
(1.5%) | | |
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| | Metropolitan State College of Denver
Denver, CO | 18
(0.7%) | |  |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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