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

If you plan to study human development and family studies, take a look at what University of Virginia - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628. Of the 5,493 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Virginia - Main Campus in 2021, 50 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 Virginia Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

University of Virginia Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the human development progam at University of Virginia 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
	101
Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools	198

How Much Do Human Development Graduates from University of Virginia Make?

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Virginia is $27,272. This is less than $29,494, which is the national average of all human development majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 human development majors earned their bachelor's degree from University of Virginia. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were 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 5% more men than average.

About 68% 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	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of Virginia 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 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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