by our College Data Analytics TeamChild Development & Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Metropolitan State University of Denver. 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
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at MSU Denver was ranked #161 on College Factual's Best Schools for child development list. It is also ranked #3 in Colorado.
Here are some of the other rankings for MSU Denver.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at MSU Denver paid an average of $750 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $241 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,236 | $22,510 |
| Fees | $1,457 | $1,457 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Child Development students who received their bachelor’s degree at MSU Denver took out an average of $28,000 in student loans. That is 26% higher than the national average of $22,183.
The median early career salary of child development students who receive their bachelor’s degree from MSU Denver is $34,863 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $30,178.
Online degrees for the MSU Denver child development bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MSU Denver Online Learning page.
Women made up around 77.8% of the child development students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 78.3%.
Around 42.0% of child development bachelor’s degree recipients at MSU Denver in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 117 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Developmental & Child Psychology | 30 |
| Other Research & Experimental Psychology | 177 |
*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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