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Child Development & Family Studies at Northwest Shoals Community College

If you plan to study Child Development & Family Studies, consider the program at Northwest Shoals Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwest Shoals Community College is in Muscle Shoals, AL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 18 child development & family studies degrees were awarded at Northwest Shoals Community College.

Studying Online at Northwest Shoals Community College

Many students take online classes at Northwest Shoals Community College. Of 4,665 students, 1,094 (23%) studied exclusively online and 1,308 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Child Development & Family Studies graduates at Northwest Shoals Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Child Development & Family Studies graduates at Northwest Shoals Community College are 100% women (18) and 0% men (0).

Child Development & Family Studies Associate’s Program at Northwest Shoals Community College

Among the 8 associate’s child development & family studies degrees awarded at Northwest Shoals Community College, 100% were women (8) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at Northwest Shoals Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at Northwest Shoals Community College, below the national average of 63%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Child Development & Family Studies Concentrations at Northwest Shoals Community College

The Child Development & Family Studies program at Northwest Shoals Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Child Care Management	18

Top-Paying Careers for Child Development & Family Studies Graduates

Students who finish Child Development & Family Studies program at Northwest Shoals Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Child Development & Family Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$75,358
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521
Social and Human Service Assistants	$69,957
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$57,643
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.