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Basic Certificates in Human Development & Family Studies

15,146 Yearly Graduations
97% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 60% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.0% of human development graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Human Development Majors

In 2020-2021, 15,146 basic certificates were awarded to human development majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in human development at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 15,146
Bachelor’s Degree 12,609
Associate Degree 8,952
Undergraduate Certificate 3,816
Master’s Degree 1,281
Graduate Certificate 179
Doctor’s Degree 129

Earnings of Human Development Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for human development majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in human development. About 96.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 491
Women 14,655
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The racial-ethnic distribution of human development basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,117
Black or African American 2,891
Hispanic or Latino 4,611
White 5,495
International Students 153
Other Races/Ethnicities 879
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to human development that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 270
Textile & Apparel Studies 124
Housing 94
Human Sciences Business Services 28
General Family & Consumer Sciences 9

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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