Human Development & Family Studies at Purdue University Northwest

Every human development and 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 Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and approximately 9,363 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 human development majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue Northwest.

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 Northwest Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Human Development (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue Northwest

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue Northwest offers distance education options for human development at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Purdue Northwest Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The human development major at Purdue Northwest 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 Basic Certificate Schools	419
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Schools	657

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in human development from Purdue Northwest. This is the #99 most popular school for human development master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Human Development Graduates from Purdue Northwest Make?

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $26,888. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,494 for all human development students.

Human Development Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 human development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue Northwest, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Purdue University Northwest with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Purdue Northwest also has a doctoral program available in human development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Northwest.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.