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 Utah. 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 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 U of U was ranked #96 on College Factual's Best Schools for human development list. It is also ranked #2 in Utah.
Here are some of the other rankings for U of U.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at U of U paid an average of $807 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $235 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,412 | $26,017 |
| Fees | $1,203 | $1,203 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,322 | $1,322 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,201 | $10,201 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,140 | $4,140 |
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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 U of U took out an average of $19,250 in student loans. That is 21% lower than the national average of $24,303.
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their bachelor’s degree from U of U is $30,590 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $28,141.
U of U 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 U of U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 90.5% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in human development at U of U in 2019-2020, 31.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 43 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
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 | 63 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human development and family studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family & Consumer Economics | 18 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) | 56 |
View All Human Development & Family Studies Related Majors >
*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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