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Human Development & Family Studies at Sierra College

Human Development & Family Studies at Sierra College

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 Sierra College stacks up to those at other schools.

Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and approximately 17,503 students attend the school each year.

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.

Sierra College Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Sierra College Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Human Development Student Demographics at Sierra College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human development majors at Sierra College.

Sierra College Human Development & Family Studies Associate’s Program

100% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of human development associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Sierra College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in human development graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sierra College with a associate's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 15
International Students 0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sierra College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Care Provider/Assistant 31
Child Care & Support Services Management 1

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 Sierra College.

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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