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Human Development & Family Studies at Wichita State University

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Human Development & Family Studies at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

WSU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Human Development

WSU Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Human Development Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

79% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The human development program at WSU awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in human development each year. WSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a human development master's degree from WSU, 86% 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 Wichita State University 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 1
White 12
International Students 1
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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Childcare Workers 5,800 $20,650
Social and Human Service Assistants 3,980 $33,620
Preschool Teachers 1,930 $31,560
Community and Social Service Specialists 1,210 $37,020
Farm and Home Management Advisors 270 $55,810

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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