by our College Data Analytics TeamChild Development & Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Teachers College at Columbia University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in child development, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Teachers College was $1,768 per credit hour 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 | $42,432 | $42,432 |
| Fees | $478 | $478 |
child development who receive their master’s degree from Teachers College make an average of $67,420 a year during the early days of their career. That is 32% higher than the national average of $51,125.
Online degrees for the Teachers College child development master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Teachers College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 82.5% of the child development students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 21.6% of the child development master’s degrees at Teachers College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 45 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics | 28 |
| Developmental & Child Psychology | 42 |
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 26 |
| Social Psychology | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to child development and psychology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 229 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.