Human Development & Family Studies at Indiana State University

Every human development and family studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the human development program at Indiana State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Indiana State is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and has a total student population of 10,829. Of the 1,901 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana State University in 2021, 24 of them were human development and family studies majors.

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.

Indiana State Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Indiana State Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The human development major at Indiana State 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
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157

Earnings of Indiana State Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Indiana State is $28,240. This is less than $29,494, which is the national average of all human development majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Human Development Student Demographics at Indiana State

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

Indiana State Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 human development majors earned their bachelor's degree from Indiana State. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at Indiana State 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 Indiana State University with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Textile & Apparel Studies

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 IN, the home state for Indiana State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Childcare Workers	8,100	$21,620
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,530	$31,080
Preschool Teachers	6,510	$27,250
Community and Social Service Specialists	1,230	$40,480
Farm and Home Management Advisors	550	$45,730

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 Tcampbell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.