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Human Development & Family Studies at Northern Illinois University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Northern Illinois University

If you plan to study human development and family studies, take a look at what Northern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. 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.

NIU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Human Development

NIU Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Human Development Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

90% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The human development program at NIU awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from NIU, 80% 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 Northern Illinois 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 1
White 8
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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Preschool Teachers 24,120 $31,500
Childcare Workers 17,440 $24,250
Social and Human Service Assistants 13,080 $32,910
Community and Social Service Specialists 2,990 $38,900
Farm and Home Management Advisors 190 $37,960

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*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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