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Child Development & Family Studies at Itawamba Community College

If you plan to study Child Development & Family Studies, take a look at what Itawamba Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Itawamba Community College is in Fulton, MS.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 23 child development & family studies degrees were granted at Itawamba Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Itawamba Community College

Many students take online classes at Itawamba Community College. Of 5,139 students, 1,489 (29%) studied exclusively online and 2,455 (48%) took at least some classes online.

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

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

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$15,721
3 years	$17,929
4 years	$19,759
5 years	$18,973

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Child Development & Family Studies graduates from Itawamba Community College report median earnings of $19,759, compared with $36,455 for all Itawamba Community College graduates — about 46% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Child Development & Family Studies graduates at Itawamba Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Child Development & Family Studies graduates at Itawamba Community College are 100% women (23) and 0% men (0).

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

Of the 11 associate’s child development & family studies degrees awarded at Itawamba Community College, 100% were women (11) and 0% were men (0).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	5

Minority students account for 55% of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at Itawamba 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 Itawamba Community College

This Child Development & Family Studies program at Itawamba Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Child Care Provider	23

Best-Paid Careers for Child Development & Family Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Child Development & Family Studies program at Itawamba Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Child Development & Family Studies majors, 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.