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 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. 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, and more.
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Part-time graduates at SMU MN paid an average of $570 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 | $10,260 | $10,260 |
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their master’s degree from SMU MN is $42,682 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $40,546.
Online degrees for the SMU MN human development master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMU MN Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in human development in 2019-2020, 86.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 90.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in human development at SMU MN in 2019-2020, 13.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
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 | 15 |
*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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