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 Temple 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 Temple was ranked #112 on College Factual's Best Schools for human development list. It is also ranked #3 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Temple.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Temple paid an average of $1,208 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $670 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,080 | $28,992 |
| Fees | $890 | $890 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,494 | $1,494 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,778 | $14,778 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,462 | $2,462 |
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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. Human Development students who received their bachelor’s degree at Temple took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 28% higher than the national average of $24,303.
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Temple is $30,119 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $28,141.
Temple 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 Temple Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in human development in 2019-2020, 89.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 92.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.6% of the human development bachelor’s degrees at Temple in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Human Development & Family Studies | 39 |
*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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