by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Samford University. 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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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 Samford was ranked #152 on College Factual's Best Schools for human development list. It is also ranked #3 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for Samford.
Part-time undergraduates at Samford paid an average of $1,112 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 | $33,248 | $33,248 |
| Fees | $950 | $950 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,260 | $11,260 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,856 | $4,856 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Samford in Human Development walked away with an average of $24,727 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $24,303.
human development who receive their bachelor’s degree from Samford make an average of $24,730 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $28,141.
Samford does not offer an online option for its human development bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Samford Online Learning page.
About 97.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in human development in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 92.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 5.0% of the human development bachelor’s degrees at Samford in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 37 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 | 40 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human development and family studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 11 |
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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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