Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Pennsylvania State University - Worthington Scranton

Find Schools Near

Pennsylvania State University - Worthington Scranton Bachelor’s in Human Development & Family Studies

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 Pennsylvania State University - Worthington Scranton. 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.

You can jump to any section of this page using the links below:

Rankings for the Penn State Scranton Bachelor’s in Human Development

#80 in the U.S
#7 in Pennsylvania

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. The bachelor's program at Penn State Scranton was ranked #80 on College Factual's Best Schools for human development list. It is also ranked #7 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Scranton.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies 15
Highest Paid Human Development & Family Studies Graduates 58
Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Veterans 64
Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies 80
Most Popular Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies 261

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Human Development from Penn State Scranton Cost?

$14,476 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,283 Average Student Debt

Penn State Scranton Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State Scranton paid an average of $936 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $555 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,484 $22,474
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840

Learn more about Penn State Scranton tuition and fees.

Penn State Scranton Human Development Bachelor’s Student Debt

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 Penn State Scranton in Human Development walked away with an average of $27,283 in student debt. That is 12% higher than the national average of $24,303.

undefined

How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Human Development From Penn State Scranton?

$28,600 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of human development students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Scranton is $28,600 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $28,141.

undefined

Does Penn State Scranton Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Human Development?

Online degrees for the Penn State Scranton 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 Penn State Scranton Online Learning page.

Penn State Scranton Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Human Development

18 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
72.2% Women
22.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 18 bachelor’s degrees in human development awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in human development in 2018-2019, 72.2% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 92.5%.

undefined

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.2% of the human development bachelor’s degrees at Penn State Scranton in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Bachelor’s in Human Development Focus Areas at Penn State Scranton

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 18

References

*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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You