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Human Development & Family Studies at Towson University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in human development from Towson.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks human development programs across the country. The following shows how Towson 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
13
Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools 30
40
79
118
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools 229
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Schools 652

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in human development from Towson. This makes it the #32 most popular school for human development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Towson Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at Towson is $29,060. This is less than $29,494, which is the national average of all human development majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

89% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 28 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in human development from Towson in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were 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 6% more men than average.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at Towson 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Towson Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

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

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Towson, 100% 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.

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

Towson also has a doctoral program available in human development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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