Human Development & Family Studies at Towson University

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Towson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917.

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.

Towson Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Towson Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Towson 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 Towson

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

Towson Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% 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 Towson since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Towson Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

100% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of human development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Towson, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

The following human development concentations are available at Towson University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Towson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family Systems	41
Child Development	13

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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Preschool Teachers	9,400	$38,440
Childcare Workers	8,870	$25,980
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,080	$35,520
Community and Social Service Specialists	1,250	$52,430
Farm and Home Management Advisors	240	$66,000

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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