Human Development & Family Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Purdue Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Purdue 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in human development, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Development Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

18% 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 Purdue since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Purdue 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.

Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Purdue, 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in human development.

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

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

Human Development & Family Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Development & Family Studies	55

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Childcare Workers	8,100	$21,620
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,530	$31,080
Preschool Teachers	6,510	$27,250
Community and Social Service Specialists	1,230	$40,480
Farm and Home Management Advisors	550	$45,730

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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