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Alumni & Careers

Human Development and Family Sciences graduates of The University of Texas at Austin go on to many paths.

Career Paths for Majors

The College of Natural Sciences Career Services Office surveys graduating seniors and recent alumni to learn about their experiences after their time at UT. Explore some of the fields and professional positions where our undergraduate majors landed next.

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Graduate Alumni Journeys

Reflective of the sound theoretical and methodological training provided in our doctoral program, our Ph.D. graduates have held a variety of research-related positions in academic, nonprofit and government institutions, including in the following roles.

Academic Positions

Tenure-Track Faculty

  • Brigham Young University
  • East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
  • Gonzaga University
  • Messiah College
  • Miami University of Ohio
  • Indiana State University
  • Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne
  • Purdue University
  • South Dakota State University
  • Southwest University, China
  • Texas Tech University
  • University of Arizona
  • University of California at Los Angeles
  • University of Central Oklahoma
  • University of Houston
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Nebraska at Kearney
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Wisconsin at Green Bay

Full-Time Researchers/Postdoctoral Scholars

  • Arizona State University
  • Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
  • Columbia University
  • Fordham University 
  • Harvard University
  • Tufts University
  • University College, London, England
  • University of Calgary
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Hawaii
  • University of Kansas
  • University of Louisiana, Lafayette
  • University of Missouri, Columbia
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Vanderbilt University

Private Sector

Nonprofit Administrator or Researcher

  • Lifeworks
  • Sesame Workshop
  • United Way for Greater Austin
  • United Way of Palm Beach County

For Profit Firms and Companies

Abt Associates
  • Decision Information Resources
  • Meta
  • AIR/SEDL (Southwest Educational Development Laboratory)
  • ToxStrategies 

Public Sector

  • Austin Independent School District
  • Round Rock Independent School District
  • Mental Health Commission of Canada
  • Ministry of Health and Welfare, Seoul, South Korea
  • Texas Education Agency
  • Texas Office of the Attorney General
  • U.S. Air Force
  • U.S. Department of Education
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services