by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Child Care & Support Services Management. 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 National Louis 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. The bachelor's program at NLU was ranked #85 on College Factual's Best Schools for human development list. It is also ranked #5 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for NLU.
Part-time undergraduates at NLU paid an average of $430 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $13,419 | $13,419 |
| Fees | $750 | $750 |
Learn more about NLU 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 NLU in Human Development walked away with an average of $37,500 in student debt. That is 54% higher than the national average of $24,303.
human development who receive their bachelor’s degree from NLU make an average of $31,133 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $28,141.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that NLU offers online option in its human development bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NLU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in human development in 2019-2020, 98.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 92.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in human development at NLU in 2019-2020, 82.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 31 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Human Development & Family Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Child Care & Support Services Management | 81 |
*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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