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 Syracuse University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in human development, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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 Syracuse was ranked #49 on College Factual's Best Schools for human development list. It is also ranked #4 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Syracuse.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Syracuse paid an average of $2,363 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,432 | $53,432 |
| Fees | $1,656 | $1,656 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,564 | $1,564 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,356 | $16,356 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,806 | $1,806 |
Learn more about Syracuse 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. Human Development students who received their bachelor’s degree at Syracuse took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $24,303.
human development who receive their bachelor’s degree from Syracuse make an average of $28,598 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $28,141.
Syracuse 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 Syracuse Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.0% of the human development students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 92.5%.
Around 36.5% of human development bachelor’s degree recipients at Syracuse in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 3 |
| 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 | 52 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human development and family studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Sciences Business Services | 33 |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 38 |
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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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