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Human Development & Family Studies at Michigan State University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

Michigan State Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Michigan 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.

Michigan State does offer online education options in human development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Michigan State Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in human development, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Development Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 10 human development students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Michigan State, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Michigan State, 70% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Childcare Workers 17,510 $23,670
Social and Human Service Assistants 10,240 $31,640
Preschool Teachers 9,270 $35,010
Community and Social Service Specialists 560 $42,370
Farm and Home Management Advisors 520 $49,840

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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