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Human Development & Family Studies at Fielding Graduate University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Fielding Graduate University

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

Fielding is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 1,071. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received their master's degree in human development.

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.

Fielding Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Fielding Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in human development, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Development Student Demographics at Fielding

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

Fielding Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

67% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 human development students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Fielding, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in human development each year. Fielding does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Fielding, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the human development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fielding Graduate 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 5
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 CA, the home state for Fielding Graduate University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Childcare Workers 60,460 $28,630
Preschool Teachers 52,950 $37,850
Social and Human Service Assistants 50,600 $43,330
Community and Social Service Specialists 13,290 $49,830
Home Economics Professors 170 $93,960

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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