Spring Arbor University Human Development and Family Studies (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
- Private nonprofit university
- Spring Arbor, MI
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Spring Arbor University human development and family studies graduates earn more than graduates of most human development and family studies programs nationally, $37,401 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $26,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $25,000. It is one of the higher-paying human development and family studies degrees in Michigan.
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 $276 a month, or 8.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
Prices in the Jackson area are about 8% below the national average, so a $37,401 salary here buys what about $40,751 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 Spring Arbor University
Human Development and Family Studies ranks 8th of 10 bachelor's programs at Spring Arbor University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($77,680), Accounting ($57,710), and Business Administration ($51,204).
Other human development and family studies bachelor's programs near Spring Arbor
Common questions
The median graduate earns $37,401 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 $26,000, which ranks 2nd lowest of 7 human development and family studies bachelor's programs in Michigan. That works out to about $276 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 70% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 73%.
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