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 Cornell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in human development, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for human development majors, Cornell came in at #7. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cornell.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Cornell was $1,575 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,586 | $58,586 |
| Fees | $696 | $696 |
| Books and Supplies | $990 | $990 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,756 | $15,756 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,964 | $2,964 |
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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 Cornell took out an average of $15,000 in student loans. That is 38% lower than the national average of $24,303.
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cornell is $27,440 per year. That is 2% lower than the national average of $28,141.
Cornell does not offer an online option for its human development bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
About 89.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in human development in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 92.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in human development at Cornell in 2019-2020, 42.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 32 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
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 | 69 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 22 |
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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.
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