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Human Development & Family Studies at Santa Clara University

Human Development & Family Studies at Santa Clara University

What traits are you looking for in a human development school? To help you decide if Santa Clara University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's human development program.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616.

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.

SCU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

SCU Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at SCU 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 SCU

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

SCU Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

If you plan to be a human development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Clara University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development 21

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 CA, the home state for Santa Clara University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Childcare Workers 60,460 $28,630
Preschool Teachers 52,950 $37,850
Social and Human Service Assistants 50,600 $43,330
Community and Social Service Specialists 13,290 $49,830
Home Economics Professors 170 $93,960

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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