Human Development & Family Studies at East Carolina University

If you plan to study human development & family studies, take a look at what East Carolina University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798.

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.

ECU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

ECU Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at ECU 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 ECU

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

ECU Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ECU Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of human development master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a human development master's degree from ECU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Community Services	67
Child Development	9
General Human Development & Family Studies	8

Related Majors

• Food, Nutrition & Related Services
• 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Childcare Workers	18,830	$22,940
Preschool Teachers	16,110	$28,260
Social and Human Service Assistants	7,930	$30,840
Community and Social Service Specialists	2,840	$42,010
Farm and Home Management Advisors	130	$34,180

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.