Eastern Michigan University Human Development and Family Studies (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
- Public university
- Ypsilanti, MI
- About 9 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Eastern Michigan University human development and family studies graduates earn about what human development and family studies graduates earn nationally, $33,911 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $33,885 in federal loans, more than at 92% of human development and family studies programs in the country. Several Michigan programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Michigan and national columns are the medians across all human development and family studies bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Michigan human development and family studies program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Michigan medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $359 a month, or 12.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
86% of graduates (25 of 29) were working in Michigan one year after graduating. Prices in the Ann Arbor area are about 1% above the national average, so a $33,911 salary here buys what about $33,615 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to human development and family studies, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Childcare Workers
$30,970Median pay in Michigan. 14,010 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 150,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
$37,110Median pay in Michigan. 10,950 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 66,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
Social and Human Service Assistants
$39,160Median pay in Michigan. 12,450 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 48,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Farm and Home Management Educators
$65,030Median pay in Michigan. 330 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 800 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
About Eastern Michigan University
Human Development and Family Studies ranks 35th of 50 bachelor's programs at Eastern Michigan University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($75,760), Construction Management ($71,798), and Medical Laboratory Science ($65,737).
Other human development and family studies bachelor's programs near Ypsilanti
Common questions
The median graduate earns $33,911 one year after graduating. The median across human development and family studies bachelor's programs in Michigan is $35,216.
The median federal loan balance is $33,885, which ranks 6th lowest of 7 human development and family studies bachelor's programs in Michigan. That works out to about $359 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 100% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 73%. Compare the cost with other Michigan programs before deciding.
Most do. 86% (25 of 29) were working in Michigan one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Michigan comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the human development and family studies program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024