Human Development & Family Studies at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537.

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.

Vanderbilt Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Vanderbilt Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of human development master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Vanderbilt, 77% 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

Human Development & Family Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vanderbilt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development	34
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services	8

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Childcare Workers	9,660	$21,270
Preschool Teachers	6,160	$32,630
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,760	$32,920
Community and Social Service Specialists	1,360	$39,090
Farm and Home Management Advisors	190	$45,910

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.