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Human Development & Family Studies at Benedict College

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Human Development & Family Studies at Benedict College

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

Benedict College is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,731. In 2021, 12 human development majors received their bachelor's degree from Benedict College.

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.

Benedict College Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Benedict College Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks human development programs across the country. The following shows how Benedict College performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The human development major at Benedict 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
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 8
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Schools 57
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Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 134
Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 138
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 161
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Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools 216
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools 589

Earnings of Benedict College Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Benedict College is $22,739. This is less than $29,494, which is the national average of all human development majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Human Development Student Demographics at Benedict College

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

Benedict College Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The human development program at Benedict College awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its human development bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

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

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 SC, the home state for Benedict College.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Childcare Workers 6,700 $21,030
Social and Human Service Assistants 6,170 $31,660
Preschool Teachers 5,940 $28,940

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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