Human Development & Family Studies at University of Connecticut

Every human development and 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 University of Connecticut stacks up to those at other schools.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 170 students received a bachelor's degree in human development from UCONN.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Human Development

UCONN Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the human development progam at UCONN compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools	43

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in human development from UCONN. This makes it the #68 most popular school for human development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UCONN Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCONN is $32,092. This is 9% higher than $29,494, which is the national average for all human development bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 170 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in human development from UCONN 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 UCONN since its program graduates 6% more men than 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	14
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	83
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCONN Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

The human development program at UCONN awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

Of the students who received a human development master's degree from UCONN, 60% 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 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	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCONN also has a doctoral program available in human development. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.