Human Development & Family Studies at Sonoma State 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 Sonoma State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and has a total student population of 8,018. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in human development from SSU.

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.

SSU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

SSU Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The human development major at SSU 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
	40
Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools	105
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools	350

How Much Do Human Development Graduates from SSU Make?

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at SSU is $31,150. This is 6% higher than $29,494, which is the national average for all human development bachelor's degree recipients.

Human Development Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women. The typical human development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at SSU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SSU 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 CA, the home state for Sonoma State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stepheng3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.