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Human Development & Family Studies at University of Georgia

Human Development & Family Studies at University of Georgia

If you plan to study human development & family studies, take a look at what University of Georgia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 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.

UGA Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

UGA Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at UGA 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 UGA

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

UGA Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at UGA 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 University of Georgia with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 104
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

UGA Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

88% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of human development master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from UGA, 63% 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 Georgia with a master's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Development & Family Studies 195
Child Development 8

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Childcare Workers 14,790 $21,810
Preschool Teachers 14,430 $30,910
Social and Human Service Assistants 8,070 $29,360
Community and Social Service Specialists 2,020 $42,640
Farm and Home Management Advisors 130 $41,680

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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