Altoona, Pennsylvania · Public
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 104 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~104
- Schools with reported signal
- 648
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 98.1%
- Graduation rate
- 16.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $22,213/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $88,852
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,435/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.
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 1.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($9,068 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($15,804 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 77% 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 4.4% of reported programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona, which is bigger than 86% of schools in this field set and 1.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 104 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona's average net price is $22,213 per year, about $88,852 over four years. That is $9,068 above the $13,145 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $63,435 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $15,804 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona #496 of 648 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.