Human Development & Family Studies at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students received a bachelor's degree in human development from UNR.

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.

UNR Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

UNR Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the human development progam at UNR 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 UNR 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
Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools	41
Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools	50

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in human development from UNR. This makes it the #41 most popular school for human development master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Human Development Graduates from UNR Make?

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNR is $30,430. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $29,494 for all human development bachelor's degree recipients.

Human Development Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students earned a bachelor's degree in human development from UNR. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men. The typical human development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UNR Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of human development master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in human development each year. UNR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a human development master's degree from UNR, 80% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNR also has a doctoral program available in human development. In 2021, 0 student 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Childcare Workers	4,340	$22,280
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,090	$36,850
Preschool Teachers	1,220	$32,540
Community and Social Service Specialists	480	$43,310

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 delamare under License

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