Human Development & Family Studies at Davis & Elkins College

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 Davis & Elkins College stacks up to those at other schools.

D&E is located in Elkins, West Virginia and approximately 738 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in human development from D&E.

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.

D&E Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

D&E Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks human development programs across the country. The following shows how D&E 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 D&E 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	87
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Schools	421
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools	790

Human Development Student Demographics at D&E

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

D&E Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Human Development & Family Studies from D&E in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for Davis & Elkins College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Childcare Workers	2,470	$21,490
Social and Human Service Assistants	1,910	$30,750
Preschool Teachers	1,890	$32,560
Community and Social Service Specialists	450	$35,550
Farm and Home Management Advisors	140	$55,450

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 Dfscgt21 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.