Human Development & Family Studies at Central Washington University

If you are interested in studying human development & family studies, you may want to check out the program at Central Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 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.

CWU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

CWU Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at CWU 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 CWU

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

CWU Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at CWU 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 Central Washington University with a bachelor's in human development.

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

CWU Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of human development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

Human Development & Family Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development	15
Family Systems	9

Related Majors

• Textile & Apparel Studies
• General Family & Consumer Sciences
• Food, Nutrition & Related Services

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Preschool Teachers	11,050	$32,960
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,090	$40,200
Childcare Workers	7,890	$29,430
Community and Social Service Specialists	1,870	$43,420
Home Economics Professors	110	$64,590

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.