Human Development & Family Studies at Texas State University

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 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.

Texas State Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development
Master’s Degree in Human Development

Texas State Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Texas State 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 Texas State

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

Texas State Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

94% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% 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 Texas State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Texas State Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

93% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of human development master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in human development each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
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 Texas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Development & Family Studies	118

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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Childcare Workers	46,890	$22,150
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960
Social and Human Service Assistants	19,970	$36,000
Community and Social Service Specialists	2,660	$35,070
Farm and Home Management Advisors	180	$28,570

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
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