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Human Development & Family Studies at The University of Alabama

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Human Development & Family Studies at The University of Alabama

What traits are you looking for in a human development school? To help you decide if The University of Alabama is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's human development program.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

UA Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Human Development

UA Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Human Development Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

71% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 human development majors earned their master's degree from UA. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in human development each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from UA, 71% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in human development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Childcare Workers 7,490 $19,920
Preschool Teachers 2,480 $24,800
Social and Human Service Assistants 1,350 $28,740
Farm and Home Management Advisors 350 $56,800
Community and Social Service Specialists 210 $26,630

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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