Human Development & Family Studies at Cornell 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 Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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.

Cornell Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Cornell Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Cornell 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 Cornell

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

Cornell Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. The typical human development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	27
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Cornell 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 Cornell 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	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

The following human development concentations are available at Cornell University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Development & Family Studies	61

Related Majors

• Textile & Apparel Studies

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Childcare Workers	47,260	$28,820
Social and Human Service Assistants	37,340	$37,180
Preschool Teachers	30,790	$48,630
Community and Social Service Specialists	15,510	$56,110
Farm and Home Management Advisors	70	$45,250

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.