Human Development & Family Studies at Bowie State University

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

Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and has a total student population of 6,250. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in human development from Bowie State University.

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.

Bowie State University Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Bowie State University Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the human development progam at Bowie State University 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 Bowie State University 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
	30
Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools	79
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Schools	172

Earnings of Bowie State University Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bowie State University is $34,158. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $29,494 for all human development bachelor's degree recipients.

Human Development Student Demographics at Bowie State University

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

Bowie State University Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 human development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Bowie State University, about 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical human development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Bowie State University since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Bowie State University with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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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 MD, the home state for Bowie State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Preschool Teachers	9,400	$38,440
Childcare Workers	8,870	$25,980
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,080	$35,520
Community and Social Service Specialists	1,250	$52,430
Farm and Home Management Advisors	240	$66,000

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 M. Chambers under License

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