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Human Development & Family Studies at Goodwin College

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Human Development & Family Studies at Goodwin College

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

Goodwin is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 3,312 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in human development from Goodwin.

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.

Goodwin Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Goodwin Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The human development major at Goodwin 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
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Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 33
Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 51
Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools 52
Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools 57
Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools 88
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 218
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools 293
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools 293
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools 369

Earnings of Goodwin Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Goodwin is $37,361. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 27% higher than the national average of $29,494 for all human development bachelor's degree recipients.

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Human Development Student Demographics at Goodwin

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

Goodwin Human Development & Family Studies Associate’s Program

100% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of human development associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Goodwin does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in human development graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Goodwin Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in human development from Goodwin. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its human development bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Goodwin College 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 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Goodwin 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 CT, the home state for Goodwin College.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Childcare Workers 9,490 $27,400
Social and Human Service Assistants 8,300 $40,800
Preschool Teachers 5,690 $43,350
Community and Social Service Specialists 1,020 $53,690
Farm and Home Management Advisors 30 $46,040

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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