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Human Development & Family Studies at Kansas State University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 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.

K -State Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Human Development

Online Classes Are Available at K -State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, K -State does offer online courses in human development for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

K -State Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Human Development Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

94% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The human development program at K -State awarded 32 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 6% of these degrees went to men with the other 94% going to women.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from K -State, 84% 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 Kansas State University with a master's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 27
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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Childcare Workers 5,800 $20,650
Social and Human Service Assistants 3,980 $33,620
Preschool Teachers 1,930 $31,560
Community and Social Service Specialists 1,210 $37,020
Farm and Home Management Advisors 270 $55,810

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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