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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. 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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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 UT Knoxville was ranked #75 on College Factual's Best Schools for human development list. It is also ranked #2 in Tennessee.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UT Knoxville paid an average of $1,137 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $378 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,332 | $28,522 |
| Fees | $1,932 | $2,162 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,598 | $1,598 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,856 | $11,856 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,780 | $5,780 |
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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. Human Development students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Knoxville took out an average of $23,977 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $24,303.
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Knoxville is $27,907 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $28,141.
Online degrees for the UT Knoxville 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 UT Knoxville Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in human development in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 9.8% of the human development bachelor’s degrees at UT Knoxville in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 73 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 | 82 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human development and family studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family & Consumer Economics | 26 |
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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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