by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Family Systems. 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 Spring Arbor University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in human development, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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 Spring Arbor was ranked #174 on College Factual's Best Schools for human development list. It is also ranked #9 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Spring Arbor.
Part-time undergraduates at Spring Arbor paid an average of $725 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,872 | $29,872 |
| Fees | $600 | $600 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,456 | $10,456 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,780 | $1,780 |
Learn more about Spring Arbor tuition and fees.
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 Spring Arbor in Human Development walked away with an average of $34,571 in student debt. That is 42% higher than the national average of $24,303.
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Spring Arbor is $31,466 per year. That is 12% higher than the national average of $28,141.
Online degrees for the Spring Arbor 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 Spring Arbor Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.8% of the human development students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 92.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.8% of the human development bachelor’s degrees at Spring Arbor in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Family Systems | 16 |
*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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