by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Business Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Human Sciences Business Services is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Virginia Tech. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in human sciences business services, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Virginia Tech paid an average of $1,248 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $476 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,420 | $29,960 |
| Fees | $2,329 | $2,933 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,556 | $9,556 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,350 | $3,350 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Virginia Tech in Human Sciences Business Services walked away with an average of $25,250 in student debt. That is 12% higher than the national average of $22,512.
human sciences business services who receive their bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech make an average of $47,260 a year during the early days of their career. That is 29% higher than the national average of $36,640.
Online degrees for the Virginia Tech human sciences business services bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Virginia Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.0% of the human sciences business services students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in human sciences business services at Virginia Tech in 2019-2020, 27.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 60 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Human Sciences Business Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | 90 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human sciences business services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 213 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 227 |
*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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