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Human Development & Family Studies at Tufts University

Human Development & Family Studies at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 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.

Tufts Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Tufts Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Tufts 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in human development, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Development Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% 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 Tufts since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 18
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Tufts Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

86% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of human development master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in human development each year. Tufts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Tufts, 54% 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 Tufts University with a master's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 20
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development 52

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Preschool Teachers 16,360 $39,180
Social and Human Service Assistants 15,230 $35,390
Childcare Workers 13,300 $30,090
Community and Social Service Specialists 910 $44,880

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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