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Human Development & Family Studies at Appalachian State University

Human Development & Family Studies at Appalachian State University

What traits are you looking for in a human development school? To help you decide if Appalachian State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's human development program.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Human Development & Family Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Appalachian State Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Development & Family Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Human Development Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human development majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

If you plan to be a human development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Appalachian State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development 38

Careers That Human Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in human development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Childcare Workers 18,830 $22,940
Preschool Teachers 16,110 $28,260
Social and Human Service Assistants 7,930 $30,840
Community and Social Service Specialists 2,840 $42,010
Farm and Home Management Advisors 130 $34,180

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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