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Human Development & Family Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Human Development & Family Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

Purdue Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Purdue Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in human development, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Development Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human development majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 3 human development students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Purdue, 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Childcare Workers 8,100 $21,620
Social and Human Service Assistants 6,530 $31,080
Preschool Teachers 6,510 $27,250
Community and Social Service Specialists 1,230 $40,480
Farm and Home Management Advisors 550 $45,730

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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