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Human Development & Family Studies at Oregon State University

Human Development & Family Studies at Oregon State University

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

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 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.

Oregon State Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Oregon 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in human development, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Development Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
34% 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 Oregon State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at Oregon 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 Oregon State University with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 103
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

Oregon 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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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon 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 1
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 Oregon State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Development & Family Studies 266

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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Preschool Teachers 7,100 $30,400
Childcare Workers 6,720 $26,740
Social and Human Service Assistants 6,630 $38,020
Community and Social Service Specialists 1,620 $42,910
Farm and Home Management Advisors 250 $71,140

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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