The 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in human development, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at OHIO Athens paid an average of $1,077 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $595 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $12,612 | $22,406 |
Books and Supplies | $984 | $984 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,024 | $14,024 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,144 | $3,144 |
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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 bachelor’s degree at OHIO Athens in Human Development walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 11% higher than the national average of $24,303.
human development who receive their bachelor’s degree from OHIO Athens make an average of $30,047 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% higher than the national average of $28,141.
Online degrees for the OHIO Athens 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 OHIO Athens Online Learning page.
Women made up around 96.2% of the human development students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 92.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in human development at OHIO Athens in 2019-2020, 13.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 46 |
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 |
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General Human Development & Family Studies | 53 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Family & Consumer Sciences | 5 |
Housing | 16 |
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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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