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 University of Missouri - Columbia. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Mizzou paid an average of $1,081 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $395 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,478 | $25,946 |
| Fees | $1,247 | $1,247 |
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their master’s degree from Mizzou is $38,289 per year. That is 6% lower than the national average of $40,546.
Mizzou 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 Mizzou Online Learning page.
About 94.7% of the students who received their Master’s in human development in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 90.9%.
Around 10.5% of human development master’s degree recipients at Mizzou in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human development and family studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family & Consumer Economics | 8 |
| Housing | 2 |
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*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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