Human Development & Family Studies at University of the District of Columbia

Every human development and family studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the human development program at University of the District of Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 3,725 students attend the school each year. Of the 378 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the District of Columbia in 2021, 20 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.

University of the District of Columbia Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

University of the District of Columbia Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The human development major at University of the District of Columbia 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
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Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools	48
Most Focused Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53

Earnings of University of the District of Columbia Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of the District of Columbia is $50,832. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 72% higher than the national average of $29,494 for all human development bachelor's degree recipients.

Human Development Student Demographics at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 the District of Columbia with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

University of the District of Columbia 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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Childcare Workers	2,310	$33,110
Social and Human Service Assistants	1,970	$45,340
Preschool Teachers	1,380	$42,060
Community and Social Service Specialists	790	$56,270

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 Matthew Bisanz under License

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