by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Child Care & Support Services Management. 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 National Louis University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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Part-time graduates at NLU paid an average of $647 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,646 | $11,646 |
| Fees | $450 | $450 |
human development who receive their master’s degree from NLU make an average of $47,729 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% higher 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 NLU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NLU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in human development in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Around 59.5% of human development master’s degree recipients at NLU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 16 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Child Care & Support Services Management | 42 |
*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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