Human Development & Family Studies at SUNY Empire State College

If you are interested in studying human development and family studies, you may want to check out the program at SUNY Empire State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a total student population of 10,724. In 2021, 144 human development majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Empire.

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.

SUNY Empire Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Human Development
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

SUNY Empire Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks human development programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Empire performed in these rankings.

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 SUNY Empire 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 Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools	10
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools	62

Human Development Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

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

SUNY Empire Human Development & Family Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of human development associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in human development only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at SUNY Empire may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in human development at SUNY Empire are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Empire Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 144 students earned a bachelor's degree in human development from SUNY Empire. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men. The typical human development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Empire since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at SUNY Empire are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	73
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

SUNY Empire 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Empire State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Childcare Workers	47,260	$28,820
Social and Human Service Assistants	37,340	$37,180
Preschool Teachers	30,790	$48,630
Community and Social Service Specialists	15,510	$56,110
Farm and Home Management Advisors	70	$45,250

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 DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.