Human Development & Family Studies at Baker College

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

Baker College is located in Owosso, Michigan and has a total student population of 6,028. Of the 1,085 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Baker College in 2021, 84 of them were human development and family studies majors.

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.

Baker College Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Human Development
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Online Classes Are Available at Baker College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Baker College does offer online education options in human development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Baker College Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the human development progam at Baker College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The human development major at Baker College 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	33
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools	128
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Schools	137

How Much Do Human Development Graduates from Baker College Make?

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Baker College is $31,569. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $29,494 for all human development bachelor's degree recipients.

Human Development Student Demographics at Baker College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human development majors at Baker College.

Baker College Human Development & Family Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of human development associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in human development only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Baker College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in human development at Baker College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baker College with a associate's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Baker College Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students earned a bachelor's degree in human development from Baker College. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men. The typical human development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Baker College since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at Baker College 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 Baker College with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	67
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Baker College also has a doctoral program available in human development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for Baker College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Childcare Workers	17,510	$23,670
Social and Human Service Assistants	10,240	$31,640
Preschool Teachers	9,270	$35,010
Community and Social Service Specialists	560	$42,370
Farm and Home Management Advisors	520	$49,840

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.