by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Human Development & Family Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Human Development & Family Studies is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in human 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at BGSU was ranked #119 on College Factual's Best Schools for human development list. It is also ranked #4 in Ohio.
Here are some of the other rankings for BGSU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at BGSU paid an average of $727 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $394 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,463 | $17,452 |
| Fees | $2,110 | $2,110 |
| Books and Supplies | $728 | $728 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,714 | $10,714 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,006 | $4,006 |
Learn more about BGSU tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Human Development students who received their bachelor’s degree at BGSU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $24,303.
human development who receive their bachelor’s degree from BGSU make an average of $29,852 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $28,141.
Online degrees for the BGSU human development bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the BGSU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in human development in 2019-2020, 92.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 92.5%.
Around 28.7% of human development bachelor’s degree recipients at BGSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 19 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 59 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Human Development & Family Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Human Development & Family Studies | 87 |
*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.
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