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Human Development & Family Studies at University of Northern Iowa

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Human Development & Family Studies at University of Northern Iowa

If you are interested in studying human development and family studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Northern Iowa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,555 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Iowa in 2021, 57 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.

UNI Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

UNI Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks human development programs across the country. The following shows how UNI performed in these rankings.

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 UNI 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 73

Earnings of UNI Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNI is $30,128. This is 2% higher than $29,494, which is the national average for all human development bachelor's degree recipients.

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Human Development Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in human development from UNI. About 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 UNI since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 47
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UNI 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Childcare Workers 8,770 $21,540
Preschool Teachers 4,770 $27,030
Social and Human Service Assistants 4,660 $35,030
Community and Social Service Specialists 1,020 $37,160
Farm and Home Management Advisors 260 $65,110

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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