by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Child Development. 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 University of Illinois at Chicago. 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 UIC was $993 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $692 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 | $13,799 | $23,714 |
| Fees | $3,322 | $3,322 |
human development who receive their master’s degree from UIC make an average of $46,087 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% higher than the national average of $40,546.
UIC does not offer an online option for its human development master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIC Online Learning page.
About 81.8% of the students who received their Master’s in human development in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 90.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 81.8% of the human development master’s degrees at UIC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Child Development | 11 |
*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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