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Human Development & Family Studies at Utah Valley University

Human Development & Family Studies at Utah Valley University

Every human development & 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 Utah Valley University stacks up to those at other schools.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and has a total student population of 40,936.

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.

UVU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development

UVU Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at UVU 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 UVU

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

UVU Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% 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 UVU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at UVU 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 Valley University with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 132
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

Human Development & Family Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Utah Valley University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Community Services 143

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 Valley 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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