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Human Development & Family Studies at Oregon State University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Oregon State University

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

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,299 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University in 2021, 261 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.

Oregon State Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools 15
Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools 41
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Schools 251

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in human development from Oregon State. This makes it the #81 most popular school for human development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Oregon State Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oregon State is $30,413. 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 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

88% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% 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 7% more men than average.

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About 67% 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 12
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 174
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

Oregon State Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of human development master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Oregon State, 100% 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 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 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Oregon State also has a doctoral program available in human development. In 2021, 3 students 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 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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