Bachelor in Human Development and Family Studies (Bachelor's)

Tuition is 32,878 USD per year.

This programme is designed for undergraduate students interested in studying human growth and family dynamics across the lifespan. It takes a multidisciplinary approach to understanding development within family and environmental contexts. Students focus on African-American and underserved populations throughout the life cycle. The programme offers an in-person traditional track and an online degree completion option.

Focus areas include infancy, childhood, adolescence, adult development, interpersonal relationships, family and environmental settings.

The traditional programme requires 120 credit hours and includes coursework in human development, family studies, and research methods. The online degree completion programme requires 60 credit hours for students who already hold at least 60 credits from another accredited institution.

Graduates pursue roles in child and family services, youth development, community outreach, and human services programs.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent. The online programme requires at least 60 earned credit hours from an accredited institution. Official transcripts and application forms are required.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. In-person, full-time, traditional programme; online degree completion available for transfer students. For international students, tuition is around the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 35% of applicants.

Howard University’s legacy is shaped by academic study, research, and service. Its community includes scholars, student researchers, athletes, artists, and entrepreneurs. The university carries the identity of an HBCU while preparing students for study and careers across a broad range of disciplines. Alumni stories include physicians, astrophysicists, educators, lawyers, public officials, and advocates whose work has reached beyond the campus.

Students can apply to more than 130 areas of study across 14 schools and colleges. Howard offers undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral programs, with fields ranging from the humanities to scientific disciplines. Research and centers address health and medical issues, economic disparities, cybersecurity, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, drug abuse, energy systems, accounting and finance, women’s leadership, and journalism and democracy. The university has also launched an AI certificate program for undergraduate students.

Located in Washington, DC, Howard connects academic life with a city central to American government, public service, journalism, and cultural life. International students should review the university’s range of schools and degree levels carefully, since programs differ across undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral study. Howard’s guiding phrase, “Excellence in Truth and Service,” reflects the university’s emphasis on student success and service to local and global communities.