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Human Development & Family Studies at Portland State University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Portland State University

If you are interested in studying human development and family studies, you may want to check out the program at Portland State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students received a bachelor's degree in human development from Portland State University.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks human development programs across the country. The following shows how Portland State University performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
55

How Much Do Human Development Graduates from Portland State University Make?

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Portland State University is $30,216. This is 2% 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 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

90% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 62 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Human Development & Family Studies from Portland State University in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were 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 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its human development bachelor's program than the national average.*

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 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 25
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Portland State University also has a doctoral program available in human development. In 2021, 0 student 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 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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