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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in human development, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UL Lafayette was $1,004 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $432 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,407 | $19,135 |
| Fees | $4,951 | $4,951 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,144 | $11,144 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,260 | $4,260 |
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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 UL Lafayette took out an average of $23,000 in student loans. That is 5% lower than the national average of $24,303.
human development who receive their bachelor’s degree from UL Lafayette make an average of $28,055 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $28,141.
Online degrees for the UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette Online Learning page.
Women made up around 98.1% of the human development students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 92.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 42.6% of the human development bachelor’s degrees at UL Lafayette in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 18 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 54 |
*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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