Human Development & Family Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628.

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 Virginia Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

University of Virginia Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at University of Virginia 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 University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% 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 University of Virginia since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at University of Virginia 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	2
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Virginia - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development	50

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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Childcare Workers	14,410	$24,620
Preschool Teachers	10,010	$37,880
Social and Human Service Assistants	7,250	$33,580
Community and Social Service Specialists	2,060	$56,030

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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