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 Nevada - Reno. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. UNR was ranked #44 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for human development majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Nevada.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNR.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UNR paid an average of $530 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $263 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,901 | $23,554 |
| Fees | $794 | $794 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,216 | $12,216 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,370 | $4,370 |
Learn more about UNR 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNR in Human Development walked away with an average of $23,314 in student debt. That is 4% lower than the national average of $24,303.
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNR is $32,307 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $28,141.
Online degrees for the UNR 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 UNR Online Learning page.
About 91.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in human development in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 92.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 44.6% of the human development bachelor’s degrees at UNR in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 76 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
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 | 139 |
*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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