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 Georgia Southern University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in human development, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at GaSou paid an average of $643 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $182 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,371 | $15,425 |
| Fees | $2,114 | $2,114 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,136 | $10,136 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,158 | $6,158 |
Learn more about GaSou 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at GaSou in Human Development walked away with an average of $29,000 in student debt. That is 19% higher than the national average of $24,303.
human development who receive their bachelor’s degree from GaSou make an average of $27,768 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $28,141.
GaSou 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 GaSou Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in human development in 2019-2020, 93.8% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 92.5%.
Around 31.3% of human development bachelor’s degree recipients at GaSou in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 55 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 | 80 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 16 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 51 |
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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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