Graduates of the MS and PhD programs typically fare well in the job market and are leaders in their professions and communities. The following is a list of the first professional positions held by graduates of the MS and PhD programs in child development and family studies in recent years.

• Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine
• Research Analyst, AIR/Pelavin Research Center, Washington, DC
• Post Award Administrator, Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, LLC Grants Administration, Chicago
• Assistant Professor, Marriage and Family Therapy, North Dakota State University
• Assistant Professor, School of Social Service, St. Louis University
• Assistant Professor, Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, Western Michigan University
• Assistand Professor, Department of Human Development, Virginia Tech University
• Research Associate, Symmetrics Marketing Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Research Associate, Center for Families, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana