A program that focuses on the scientific study of the psychological growth and development of individuals from infancy through adulthood. Includes instruction in cognitive and perceptual development, emotional development, personality development, the effects of biological maturation on behavior, theories of cognitive growth and related research methods, testing and assessment methods for different age levels, research on child and adolescent behavior therapy, and the psychology of aging. Note ( Family and Human Development Studies/Individual and Family Development Studies, General, have been integrated into Developmental and Child Psychology because the definitions are virtually the same for the two programs.
| A major in Developmental and Child Psychology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 30
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Developmental and Child Psychology among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
| | Antioch University McGregor
Yellow Springs, OH | 9
(27.3%) | | - | |
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| | Peace College
Raleigh, NC | 22
(17.7%) |  |  | |
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| | Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL | 44
(8.1%) |  |  | |
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| | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI | 67
(6.7%) | |  | |
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| | Castleton State College
Castleton, VT | 13
(4.8%) | | | |
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| | Corban College
Salem, OR | 8
(4.7%) | | | |
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| | Heidelberg College
Tiffin, OH | 9
(4.5%) | | | |
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| | Colby-Sawyer College
New London, NH | 9
(4.2%) | | | |
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| | Savannah State University
Savannah, GA | 14
(3.8%) |  | | |
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| | Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA | 57
(3.1%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.