Human Development & Family Studies at Eastern Washington University

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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year.

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.

EWU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Human Development (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development
• Master’s Degree in Human Development

EWU Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at EWU 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 EWU

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

EWU 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 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at EWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

EWU 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.

Of the students who received a human development master's degree from EWU, 80% 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 Eastern Washington University with a master's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

Human Development & Family Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development	48
Adult Development & Aging	6

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 WA, the home state for Eastern 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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.