Saratoga Springs, New York · Public
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at Empire State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 349 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.6% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~349
- Schools with reported signal
- 648
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 41.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $11,676/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $46,704
- Median debt
- $18,730
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $54,080/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
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.
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 2.0x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,469 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($6,449 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 39% 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 4.6% of reported programs at Empire State University, which is bigger than 87% of schools in this field set and 2.0x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 349 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Empire State University's average net price is $11,676 per year, about $46,704 over four years. That is $1,469 below the $13,145 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $54,080 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $6,449 above 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 Empire State University #254 of 648 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.