Location 
Our new campus address (as of Aug. 1, 2008) 
Erikson Institute
451 North LaSalle Street 
Chicago, Illinois 60654 
(312 755-2250
(312) 755-0928 (fax)

Student enrollment (as of Sept. 2007)
Enrollment by program 
Master’s programs: 235
Doctoral program: 1
Certificate programs: 60
Professional development: 2,500 

Student body profile
Women: 96.6 percent
Minority: 33 percent
Average age: 30
Age range: 20–63
Out-of-state enrollment: 30 percent
Countries represented: 7   (other than U.S.)   

Academic programs  
Master of science degrees 

• in child development with optional specializations in infancy, administration, infancy and administration, or child life
• in child development/master of social work (dual degree program in collaboration with Loyola University Chicago)
• in early childhood education with options to pursue Type 04 teacher certification, national board certification, or bilingual/ESL approval or endorsement

Certificate programs 

• Irving B. Harris Infant Specialist Certificate Program, with specializations in prevention/early intervention and infant/toddler child care
• Irving B. Harris Infant Mental Health Certificate Program
• Bilingual/English as a Second-Language Certificate Program 

Doctorate in child development   (in collaboration with Loyola University Chicago) 

 See program accreditation information.

Faculty research  and community engagement
Forty full- and part-time faculty and 10 research associates teach Erikson courses and actively conduct applied research on a wide range of topics. Putting knowledge about child development to work in the community is a vital part of Erikson’s mission. We do so through an ever-growing variety of projects and partnerships.
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Alumni
Erikson’s more than 1,400 alumni serve children and families in every capacity. Among our graduates are:
Louise Beem, cofounder, DuPage Children’s Museum, and founder, early childhood care and education program at College of DuPage;
Carol Brunson Day, president, National Black Child Development Institute and former executive director, Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition;
Leon Denton, manager of Head Start, Salvation Army Child Care Program;
Chipo Dyanda, dean of the faculty of education, University of Zimbabwe;
Toby Herr, founder and director of Project Match, a community-based employment program that recently won a MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions;
Pat Manning, director of Child Life and Family Education, University of Chicago Children’s Hospital; and
Molly McGarth, director of Baltimore City Department of Social Services.
Roughly 70 percent of alumni work in the Midwest; 5 percent work outside of the U.S.

Professional distribution (of those reporting)
Education: 51 percent of alumni

• Elementary teachers, 29%
• College or university-level faculty, 27%
• Directors/administrators, 12%
• Special education teachers, 6%
• Consultants, 4%
• Other, 18%

Child care/preschool (ages 0-5): 28 percent of alumni

• Directors/administrators, 39%
• Preschool teachers, 24%
• Child care providers, 14%
• Infant and child development specialists, 8%
• Consultants, 6% 
• Other, 14%

Family/social services: 16 percent of alumni

• Administrators, 33%
• Child development specialists, 29%
• Direct service providers, 24%
• Other, 14%

Health services: 5 percent of alumni

• Direct service providers, 65%
• Directors/administrators, 6%
• Other, 29%