by our College Data Analytics TeamChild Development & Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at University of California - Irvine. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in child development, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $1,912 | $1,912 |
The median early career salary of child development students who receive their doctor’s degree from UC Irvine is $57,318 per year. That is 2% lower than the national average of $58,700.
Online degrees for the UC Irvine 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 UC Irvine Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in child development in 2019-2020, 72.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.9%.
Around 27.3% of child development doctor’s degree recipients at UC Irvine in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Psychology | 2 |
| Other Research & Experimental Psychology | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to child development and psychology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General 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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