Human Development & Family Studies at University of Connecticut

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 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.

UCONN Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

UCONN Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at UCONN 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in human development, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Development Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

89% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% 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 UCONN since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 University of Connecticut with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCONN 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.

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

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

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 University of Connecticut. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Development & Family Studies	177

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Childcare Workers	9,490	$27,400
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,300	$40,800
Preschool Teachers	5,690	$43,350
Community and Social Service Specialists	1,020	$53,690
Farm and Home Management Advisors	30	$46,040

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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