by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Adult Development & Aging. 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 Wichita State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in human development, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WSU was $756 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $308 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,544 | $13,615 |
| Fees | $1,497 | $1,497 |
human development who receive their master’s degree from WSU make an average of $38,289 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $40,546.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the human development master’s degree program at WSU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 65.0% of the human development students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 90.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.0% of the human development master’s degrees at WSU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Human Development & Family Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Adult Development & Aging | 20 |
*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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