Human Development & Family Studies at University of Rhode Island

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 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.

URI Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

URI Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at URI 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.

Human Development Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

93% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women. The typical human development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at URI since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

URI Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

92% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of human development master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a human development master's degree from URI, 69% 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 Rhode Island with a master's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

If you plan to be a human development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Development & Family Studies	137

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Childcare Workers	2,480	$27,560
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,410	$35,300
Preschool Teachers	1,120	$32,400
Community and Social Service Specialists	240	$57,230

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
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