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Human Development & Family Studies at Ball State University

Human Development & Family Studies at Ball State University

Every human development & family studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the human development program at Ball State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 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.

Ball State Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Ball State Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Ball 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 Ball State

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

Ball State Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
28% 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 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at Ball 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 Ball State University with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 21
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 Ball State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Family Systems 32
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services 5

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 IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Childcare Workers 8,100 $21,620
Social and Human Service Assistants 6,530 $31,080
Preschool Teachers 6,510 $27,250
Community and Social Service Specialists 1,230 $40,480
Farm and Home Management Advisors 550 $45,730

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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