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Human Development & Family Studies at Mississippi University for Women

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Human Development & Family Studies at Mississippi University for Women

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

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,704. Of the 839 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi University for Women in 2021, 3 of them were human development and family studies majors.

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.

MUW Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

MUW Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The human development major at MUW 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
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 222
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Schools 848

Human Development Student Demographics at MUW

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

MUW Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The human development program at MUW awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its human development bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

MUW 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 MS, the home state for Mississippi University for Women.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Childcare Workers 6,530 $19,310
Preschool Teachers 2,820 $27,940
Social and Human Service Assistants 2,230 $28,710
Community and Social Service Specialists 430 $34,860
Farm and Home Management Advisors 320 $49,350

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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