Child Development

Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the intellectual, social, emotional, and biological development of children and the planning and design of related human services. Includes instruction in parent-child relations, parenting practices, special needs of children, parental and environmental influences on child development, external support services, and related public policy issues.

Numbers at a glance

175th
Popular nationwide
185
Search Rank on O's List
63
Colleges offer it
1,495
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
56
Women
1,439

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Central Michigan University81
Texas Woman's University77
Western Oregon University58
Western Michigan University56
University of Central Missouri55
Eastern Washington University53
Bowie State University49
West Virginia University48
Appalachian State University38
North Carolina A & T State University38
Average public university graduating class: 30 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Fresno Pacific University150
Brigham Young University-Idaho81
Point Loma Nazarene University79
University of La Verne53
Baker College of Flint30
Concordia University-Saint Paul29
Whittier College26
Tufts University21
Mount St Mary's College15
Meredith College14
Average private university graduating class: 19 students.

O's Insights on Child Development

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after decreasing prior to that.
  • 55% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Human Development and Family Studies, General 8,634 128
Family and Community Services 1,041 28
Developmental and Child Psychology 551 27
Family Systems 526 19
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other 510 14
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