by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Child Care Provider/Assistant. 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 Des Moines Area Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at DMACC paid an average of $340 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $170 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,100 | $10,200 |
| Books and Supplies | $870 | $870 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,276 | $7,276 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,654 | $1,654 |
Learn more about DMACC tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Human Development students who received their associate degree at DMACC took out an average of $7,000 in student loans. That is 58% lower than the national average of $16,543.
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their associate degree from DMACC is $25,452 per year. That is 28% higher than the national average of $19,924.
DMACC does not offer an online option for its human development associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DMACC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in human development in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Around 16.7% of human development associate degree recipients at DMACC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 63%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Human Development & Family Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | 18 |
*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.
