Child Development is a concentration offered under the human development and family studies major at Western Michigan University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in child development, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at WMU paid an average of $630 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $504 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $12,094 | $15,118 |
Fees | $923 | $923 |
Books and Supplies | $987 | $987 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,567 | $10,567 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
Learn more about WMU tuition and fees.
WMU does not offer an online option for its child development bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WMU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in child development in 2019-2020, 98.1% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 96.3%.
Around 24.1% of child development bachelor’s degree recipients at WMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 40 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Family Systems | 17 |
Family & Community Services | 1 |
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*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.