by our College Data Analytics TeamHuman Development & Family Studies is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Texas Woman’s University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in human development, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at TWU paid an average of $690 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $280 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,053 | $12,415 |
| Fees | $2,547 | $2,547 |
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their doctor’s degree from TWU is $57,065 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $59,300.
TWU does not offer an online option for its human development doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the TWU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in human development in 2019-2020, 75.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 80.1%.
Around 31.3% of human development doctor’s degree recipients at TWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 | 8 |
| Child Development | 8 |
*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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