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Human Development & Family Studies at Michigan State University

Human Development & Family Studies at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Michigan 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in human development, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Development Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at Michigan 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 47
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Michigan State Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of human development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Michigan State, 100% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in human development.

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Community Services 102
Child Development 24
General Human Development & Family Studies 4

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Childcare Workers 17,510 $23,670
Social and Human Service Assistants 10,240 $31,640
Preschool Teachers 9,270 $35,010
Community and Social Service Specialists 560 $42,370
Farm and Home Management Advisors 520 $49,840

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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