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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in human development, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College paid an average of $310 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $155 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,100 | $6,200 |
| Fees | $650 | $650 |
| Books and Supplies | $960 | $960 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $5,100 | $5,100 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,040 | $3,040 |
Learn more about Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 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. Students who received their associate degree at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Human Development walked away with an average of $10,500 in student debt. That is 37% lower than the national average of $16,543.
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their associate degree from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $16,293 per year. That is 18% lower than the national average of $19,924.
Online degrees for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College human development associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 96.4% of the human development students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 96.4%.
Around 50.0% of human development associate degree recipients at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 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 | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 28 |
*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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