The 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 Princeton University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’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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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. Princeton is in the top 10% of the country for child development. More specifically it was ranked #17 out of 211 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in New Jersey.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Princeton paid an average of $1,684 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $48,502 | $48,502 |
Books and Supplies | $1,050 | $1,050 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,342 | $15,342 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,150 | $3,150 |
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child development who receive their bachelor’s degree from Princeton make an average of $44,384 a year during the early days of their career. That is 47% higher than the national average of $30,178.
Online degrees for the Princeton 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 Princeton Online Learning page.
About 77.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in child development in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 78.3%.
Around 50.0% of child development bachelor’s degree recipients at Princeton in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 17 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Experimental Psychology | 40 |
*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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