by our College Data Analytics TeamChild Development & Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at New York University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in child development, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at NYU paid an average of $1,928 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,704 | $34,704 |
| Fees | $2,188 | $2,188 |
The median early career salary of child development students who receive their doctor’s degree from NYU is $69,338 per year. That is 18% higher than the national average of $58,700.
Online degrees for the NYU 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 NYU Online Learning page.
About 70.6% of the students who received their Doctorate in child development in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.9%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in child development at NYU in 2019-2020, 35.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Developmental & Child Psychology | 3 |
| Experimental Psychology | 9 |
| Social Psychology | 2 |
| Other Research & Experimental Psychology | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to child development and psychology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 1 |
*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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