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Human Development & Family Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. Of the 5,247 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 54 of them were human development and family studies majors.

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.

UIC Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

UIC Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

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

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 UIC 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 Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools 149

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in human development from UIC. This makes it the #38 most popular school for human development master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Human Development Graduates from UIC Make?

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $29,006. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,494 for all human development students.

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Human Development Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in human development from UIC. About 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical human development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UIC Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

91% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in human development from UIC. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UIC 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Preschool Teachers 24,120 $31,500
Childcare Workers 17,440 $24,250
Social and Human Service Assistants 13,080 $32,910
Community and Social Service Specialists 2,990 $38,900
Farm and Home Management Advisors 190 $37,960

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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