Human Development & Family Studies at Hope International University

What traits are you looking for in a human development school? To help you decide if Hope International University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's human development program.

Hope is located in Fullerton, California and approximately 1,201 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in human development from Hope.

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.

Hope Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Online Classes Are Available at Hope

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Hope does offer online courses in human development for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Hope Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks human development programs across the country. The following shows how Hope 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 Hope 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
	3
	5
Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools	9
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools	124
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Schools	124
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools	481

How Much Do Human Development Graduates from Hope Make?

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hope is $40,466. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 37% higher than the national average of $29,494 for all human development bachelor's degree recipients.

Human Development Student Demographics at Hope

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

Hope Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Human Development & Family Studies from Hope in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical human development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Hope since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

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 CA, the home state for Hope International University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Childcare Workers	60,460	$28,630
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Social and Human Service Assistants	50,600	$43,330
Community and Social Service Specialists	13,290	$49,830
Home Economics Professors	170	$93,960

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 Slcoats under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.