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Human Development & Family Studies at Santa Clara University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Santa Clara University

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 Santa Clara University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in human development from SCU.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 173

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
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 human development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SCU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SCU 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 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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