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Human Development & Family Studies at Messiah University

Human Development & Family Studies at Messiah University

Every human development & 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 Messiah University stacks up to those at other schools.

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,370 students attend the school each year.

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.

Messiah Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Messiah Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Messiah 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.

Human Development Student Demographics at Messiah

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

Messiah Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at Messiah 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 Messiah University with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

If you plan to be a human development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Messiah University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Community Services 34

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 PA, the home state for Messiah University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Childcare Workers 25,370 $22,920
Social and Human Service Assistants 18,480 $34,320
Preschool Teachers 13,480 $29,250
Community and Social Service Specialists 1,230 $50,810

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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