Master's · Chicago, Illinois
Is Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at National Louis University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $61,213
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $65,547
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $35,633
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $38k (likely $38k – $38k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $240 a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in IL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$207k (likely −$282k – −$115k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$196k (likely −$357k – −$5k)
- Today's dollars
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- ≤ 20% / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at National Louis University
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$136,173
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$86,139
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral)$80,648
- Human Resources Management and Services (Master's)$79,490
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$78,175
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$76,905
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$74,580
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)$74,144
- Public Administration (Master's)$73,033
- Curriculum and Instruction (Master's)$70,926
- Special Education and Teaching (Master's)$65,083
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)$64,430
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at other schools in Illinois
- University of Illinois Chicago$68,854
- Erikson Institute$57,867
- Northern Illinois University$56,678