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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus 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 - World 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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Rankings for the Penn State World Campus Bachelor’s in Human Development

#90 in the U.S
#10 in Pennsylvania

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 Penn State World Campus was ranked #90 on College Factual's Best Schools for human development list. It is also ranked #10 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State World Campus.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Online Human Development & Family Studies Schools 18
Most Popular Online Human Development & Family Studies Schools 21
Highest Paid Human Development & Family Studies Graduates 60
Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies 90
Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Veterans 102
Most Popular Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies 114
Most Focused Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies 178

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

$13,988 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,283 Average Student Debt

Penn State World Campus Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State World Campus was $555 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,484 $13,484
Fees $504 $504
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840

Learn more about Penn State World Campus tuition and fees.

Penn State World Campus Human Development Bachelor’s Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Human Development students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State World Campus took out an average of $27,283 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $24,303.

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

$28,600 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

human development who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State World Campus make an average of $28,600 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $28,141.

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

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Penn State World Campus does offer online classes in its human development bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.

Penn State World Campus Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Human Development

39 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
94.9% Women
25.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 39 bachelor’s degrees in human development handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in human development in 2018-2019, 94.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 92.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 25.6% of human development bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 26
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Bachelor’s in Human Development Focus Areas at Penn State World Campus

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 39

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.

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