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Human Development & Family Studies at Northwestern University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Northwestern University

Every human development and 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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwestern Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

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 Northwestern

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

Northwestern Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in human development from Northwestern. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Northwestern, 80% 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 Northwestern University with a master's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Preschool Teachers 24,120 $31,500
Childcare Workers 17,440 $24,250
Social and Human Service Assistants 13,080 $32,910
Community and Social Service Specialists 2,990 $38,900
Farm and Home Management Advisors 190 $37,960

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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