Human Development & Family Studies at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 111 human development majors received their bachelor's degree from K -State.

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.

K -State Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development
• Master’s Degree in Human Development

Online Classes Are Available at K -State

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, K -State does offer online courses in human development for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

K -State Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at K -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.

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in human development from K -State. This makes it the #10 most popular school for human development master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Human Development Graduates from K -State Make?

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at K -State is $28,101. 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 K -State

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

K -State Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 111 human development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from K -State, about 12% were men and 88% were women. The typical human development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at K -State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at K -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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	90
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

K -State Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a master's degree in human development from K -State. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in human development each year. K -State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a human development master's degree from K -State, 84% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

K -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

• Food, Nutrition & Related Services
• General Family & Consumer Sciences
• Family & Consumer Economics
• 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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Childcare Workers	5,800	$20,650
Social and Human Service Assistants	3,980	$33,620
Preschool Teachers	1,930	$31,560
Community and Social Service Specialists	1,210	$37,020
Farm and Home Management Advisors	270	$55,810

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.