Human Development & Family Studies at University of Vermont

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 Vermont stacks up to those at other schools.

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and approximately 13,292 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 human development majors received their bachelor's degree from UVM.

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.

UVM Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

UVM Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the human development progam at UVM 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 UVM 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools	200

Earnings of UVM Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at UVM is $32,299. This is 10% higher than $29,494, which is the national average for all human development bachelor's degree recipients.

Human Development Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in human development from UVM. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at UVM 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 Vermont with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UVM 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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,320	$35,400
Childcare Workers	1,480	$29,430
Preschool Teachers	1,200	$34,290
Community and Social Service Specialists	800	$41,570

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.