Columbia, South Carolina · Private Non-Profit
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at Columbia College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.9% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~12
- Schools with reported signal
- 648
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 93.9%
- Graduation rate
- 36.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,408/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $73,632
- Median debt
- $22,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $41,338/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 648 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($5,263 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($6,293 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 89% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
San Diego Christian College Santee, CA · 3.6% reported share · $992 net A+ North Florida College Madison, FL · 2.8% reported share · $804 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 4.3% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 2.5% reported share · $1,115 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.8% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 0.4% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 0.7% reported share · $1,618 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services accounts for 0.9% of reported programs at Columbia College, which is bigger than 32% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Columbia College's average net price is $18,408 per year, about $73,632 over four years. That is $5,263 above the $13,145 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $41,338 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $6,293 below the $47,631 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Columbia College #576 of 648 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.