Human Development & Family Studies at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota stacks up to those at other schools.

SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,152.

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.

SMU MN Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Human Development

Online Classes Are Available at SMU MN

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

SMU MN Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in human development from SMU MN. This makes it the #29 most popular school for human development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Human Development Student Demographics at SMU MN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human development majors at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

SMU MN Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 human development majors earned their master's degree from SMU MN. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in human development each year. SMU MN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a human development master's degree from SMU MN, 86% 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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a master's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SMU MN 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 MN, the home state for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Social and Human Service Assistants	15,000	$36,160
Childcare Workers	11,830	$25,820
Preschool Teachers	8,180	$37,500
Community and Social Service Specialists	2,690	$50,560
Farm and Home Management Advisors	40	$58,580

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
• Image Credit: By Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.