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Human Development & Family Studies at Messiah University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Messiah University

If you plan to study human development and family studies, take a look at what Messiah University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,370 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 34 human development majors received their bachelor's degree from Messiah.

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

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 40
Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools 49
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Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 102
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Schools 215

How Much Do Human Development Graduates from Messiah Make?

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Messiah is $30,130. This is 2% 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 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

97% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a bachelor's degree in human development from Messiah. About 97% of these graduates were women and the other 3% were men.

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About 91% 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 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Messiah 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 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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