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Human Development & Family Studies at Virginia Tech

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Human Development & Family Studies at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Virginia Tech Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in human development, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Development Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

89% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 human development students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Virginia Tech, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from Virginia Tech, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech 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 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Tech.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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