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Human Development & Family Studies at East Carolina University

Human Development & Family Studies at East Carolina 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 East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year.

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.

ECU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

ECU Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Human Development Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

89% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of human development master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from ECU, 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 East Carolina University with a master's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
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 East Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Development & Family Studies 8

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Childcare Workers 18,830 $22,940
Preschool Teachers 16,110 $28,260
Social and Human Service Assistants 7,930 $30,840
Community and Social Service Specialists 2,840 $42,010
Farm and Home Management Advisors 130 $34,180

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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