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Human Development & Family Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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Human Development & Family Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in human development from NMSU Main Campus.

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.

NMSU Main Campus Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Main Campus

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NMSU Main Campus does offer online courses in human development for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

NMSU Main Campus Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the human development progam at NMSU Main Campus compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 NMSU Main Campus 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 Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 64

How Much Do Human Development Graduates from NMSU Main Campus Make?

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at NMSU Main Campus is $30,365. This is 3% 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 NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human development majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women. The typical human development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NMSU Main Campus 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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Social and Human Service Assistants 3,400 $33,630
Preschool Teachers 2,490 $34,100
Childcare Workers 2,380 $21,940
Community and Social Service Specialists 220 $38,380

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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