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Human Development & Family Studies at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,456 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 2021, 32 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.

Eastern Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Eastern Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks human development programs across the country. The following shows how Eastern performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The human development major at Eastern 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 Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 105
Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 112
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Earnings of Eastern Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern is $24,568. This is less than $29,494, which is the national average of all human development majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Human Development Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 32 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Human Development & Family Studies from Eastern in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Childcare Workers 11,340 $21,540
Social and Human Service Assistants 4,510 $30,220
Preschool Teachers 3,950 $33,650
Farm and Home Management Advisors 1,090 $49,570
Community and Social Service Specialists 520 $43,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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