by our College Data Analytics TeamHuman Development & Family Studies is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Iowa State 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Iowa State is in the top 10% of the country for human development. More specifically it was ranked #28 out of 317 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for Iowa State.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Iowa State was $968 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $336 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,042 | $23,230 |
| Fees | $1,274 | $1,274 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,001 | $1,001 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,193 | $9,193 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,430 | $2,430 |
Learn more about Iowa State tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Human Development students who received their bachelor’s degree at Iowa State took out an average of $25,250 in student loans. That is 4% higher than the national average of $24,303.
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Iowa State is $32,017 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $28,141.
Online degrees for the Iowa State 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 Iowa State Online Learning page.
About 93.1% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in human development in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 92.5%.
Around 15.8% of human development bachelor’s degree recipients at Iowa State 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 | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 78 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Human Development & Family Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Child Development | 2 |
| Family & Community Services | 99 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human development and family studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 21 |
| Family & Consumer Economics | 16 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 119 |
View All Human Development & Family Studies Related Majors >
*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.
