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Human Development & Family Studies at Virginia Tech

Human Development & Family Studies at Virginia Tech

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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at Virginia Tech 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in human development, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Development Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% 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 Virginia Tech since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human development at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 164
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Virginia Tech Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of human development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Virginia Tech, 67% 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 Virginia Tech 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 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Development & Family Studies 235

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 Virginia Tech.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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