by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Adult Development & Aging. 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 Virginia Commonwealth 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at VCU paid an average of $1,448 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $707 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,703 | $26,041 |
| Fees | $2,497 | $3,187 |
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the human development master’s degree program at VCU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the VCU Online Learning page.
About 87.5% 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%.
Of those students who received a master’s degree at VCU in human development at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| 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 | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Adult Development & Aging | 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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