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Vanderbilt University Master’s in Human Development & Family Studies

21 Master's Degrees Awarded
$29,685 Average Salary

Human Development & Family Studies is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Vanderbilt 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, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Human Development from Vanderbilt Cost?

$50,624 Average Tuition and Fees

Vanderbilt Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Vanderbilt was $2,087 per credit hour 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 $50,082 $50,082
Fees $542 $542

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Human Development From Vanderbilt?

$29,685 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of human development students who receive their master’s degree from Vanderbilt is $29,685 per year. That is 27% lower than the national average of $40,546.

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Does Vanderbilt Offer an Online Master’s in Human Development?

Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Online Learning page.

Vanderbilt Master’s Student Diversity for Human Development

21 Master's Degrees Awarded
100.0% Women
4.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 21 master’s degrees in human development awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in human development in 2019-2020, all of them were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 4.8% of human development master’s degree recipients at Vanderbilt in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Master’s in Human Development Focus Areas at Vanderbilt

Human Development & Family Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Child Development 16
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services 5

References

*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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