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Human Development & Family Studies at Howard University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Howard University

If you are interested in studying human development and family studies, you may want to check out the program at Howard University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859. In 2021, 8 human development majors received their bachelor's degree from Howard.

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.

Howard Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Howard Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the human development progam at Howard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The human development major at Howard 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
9
Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 11
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 175
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 218
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Schools 837

Earnings of Howard Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Howard is $39,518. This is 34% higher than $29,494, which is the national average for all human development bachelor's degree recipients.

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Human Development Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 human development majors earned their bachelor's degree from Howard. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in human development.

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

Howard 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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Childcare Workers 2,310 $33,110
Social and Human Service Assistants 1,970 $45,340
Preschool Teachers 1,380 $42,060
Community and Social Service Specialists 790 $56,270

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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