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Human Development & Family Studies at Portland State University

Human Development & Family Studies at Portland State University

Every human development & 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 Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Portland State University Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Portland State University 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.

Human Development Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% 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 Portland State University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 22
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

Human Development & Family Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Portland State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services 62
Child Development 39

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 Portland 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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