Human Development & Family Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

Every human development and family studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the human development program at Virginia Commonwealth University stacks up to those at other schools.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

VCU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Human Development

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

VCU Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Human Development Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 human development majors earned their master's degree from VCU. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a human development master's degree from VCU, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the human development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Childcare Workers	14,410	$24,620
Preschool Teachers	10,010	$37,880
Social and Human Service Assistants	7,250	$33,580
Community and Social Service Specialists	2,060	$56,030

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.