Human Development & Family Studies at Central Washington University

Every human development and 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 Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,157 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University in 2021, 24 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.

CWU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in human development from CWU. This is the #99 most popular school for human development master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Human Development Graduates from CWU Make?

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at CWU is $25,320. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,494 for all human development students.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in human development from CWU. 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 CWU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 54% 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

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.