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Human Development & Family Studies at Utah State University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Utah State University

If you are interested in studying human development and family studies, you may want to check out the program at Utah State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USU is located in Logan, Utah and has a total student population of 27,691. In 2021, 125 human development majors received their bachelor's degree from USU.

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.

USU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USU offers distance education options for human development at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

USU Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks human development programs across the country. The following shows how USU performed in these rankings.

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 USU 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 26

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in human development from USU. This makes it the #75 most popular school for human development master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in human development, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of USU Human Development Graduates

The median salary of human development students who receive their bachelor's degree at USU is $22,192. This is less than $29,494, which is the national average of all human development majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Human Development Student Demographics at USU

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

USU Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

98% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 125 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in human development from USU in 2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

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About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 117
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

USU Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in human development from USU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from USU, 100% 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 Utah State University with a master's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

USU also has a doctoral program available in human development. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Social and Human Service Assistants 6,220 $28,840
Childcare Workers 5,990 $22,420
Preschool Teachers 1,550 $29,700
Community and Social Service Specialists 210 $50,560
Home Economics Professors 50 $65,650

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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