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Child Development & Family Studies at Hawkeye Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Child Development & Family Studies, you may want to check out the program at Hawkeye Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hawkeye Community College is located in Waterloo, IA.

During the most recent reporting year, 27 child development & family studies degrees were granted at Hawkeye Community College.

Studying Online at Hawkeye Community College

Online coursework is an option at Hawkeye Community College. Of 5,120 students, 1,009 (20%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,393 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Child Development & Family Studies Graduates from Hawkeye Community College

Those who finish Hawkeye Community College’s Child Development & Family Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$22,834
3 years	$21,428
4 years	$27,892
5 years	$29,419

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Child Development & Family Studies graduates from Hawkeye Community College report median earnings of $27,892, compared with $43,530 for all Hawkeye Community College graduates — about 36% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Child Development & Family Studies graduates at Hawkeye Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Child Development & Family Studies graduates at Hawkeye Community College are 100% women (27) and 0% men (0).

Child Development & Family Studies Associate’s Program at Hawkeye Community College

Among the 6 associate’s child development & family studies degrees awarded at Hawkeye Community College, 100% were women (6) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at Hawkeye Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Black / African American	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at Hawkeye Community College, below the national average of 63%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Child Development & Family Studies Concentrations at Hawkeye Community College

The Child Development & Family Studies program at Hawkeye Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Child Care Provider	27

Highest-Paying Careers for Child Development & Family Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Child Development & Family Studies program at Hawkeye Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Child Development & Family Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$75,358
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521
Social and Human Service Assistants	$69,957
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$57,643
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.