The locations with the highest concentration of Child Development degree recipients are , San Diego, CA, and Fresno, CA. The locations with a relatively high number of Child Development degree recipients are Seminole, OK, Goodwill, SD, and El Reno, OK. The most common degree awarded to students studying Child Development is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Child Development and the types of students that study this field. Fresno Pacific University awards the most degrees in Child Development in the US, but Erikson Institute and Redlands Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Child Development.
Tuition costs for Child Development majors are, on average, $6,242 for in-state public colleges, and $26,085 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Child Development programs are Public, 2-year institutions (136 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (2,020 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Child Development, is Public, 2-year (2,020 completions).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Child Development programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Out of all institutions that offer Child Development programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Erikson Institute and Redlands Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Child Development, with 60.5% and 20.2%, respectively.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Human Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Human Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Human Sciences majors.
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Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Human Sciences in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Human Sciences is 42.2, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Human Sciences degrees, and White students earn the majority (2,264) of the degrees.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Child Development is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.
42.2
Average Age in 2018
± 0.524 Years
1.33%
1 Year Change
± 1.79%
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Human Sciences. The most common ages of employees with this major are 25 and 26 years old, which represent 3.91% and 3.26% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Child Development are Bachelors Degree, < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates Degree.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Child Development for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Child Development. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Child Development is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.
Most Common Countries of Origin
Mexico
5,205 degree recipients
India
4,252 degree recipients
Philippines
3,326 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
Kenya
4.78 times more than expected
Taiwan
3.9 times more than expected
England
3.62 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Kenya that hold Human Sciences degrees (4.78 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (5,205 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Child Development field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Child Development majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Child Development majors need more than the average amount of Science, Management of Financial Resources, and Operation and Control.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Child Development majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Science is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, and Active Learning are the three most important skills for people in the field.