Overview

The Youth Development program from Michigan State University approach promotes positive outcomes for all youth by recognizing their strengths, fostering positive relationships, and providing youth with opportunities to learn, lead, connect, and serve.

Program Outcomes

In this Michigan State University online youth development program you will learn:

To interact effectively and positively with youth to promote supportive relationships, youth engagement, and youth leadership.
To navigate the multiple systems (e.g., family, school, community, policy) that influence youths lives, to appreciate the diversity of these systems, and to engage with these systems to promote positive youth development.
To design, manage, implement, and evaluate programs to enhance and support positive outcomes for youth.

To understand theory, research, and policy about youth and youth programming and to use this research-based knowledge in a variety of ways (e.g., funding proposals, program design, policy/advocacy efforts, etc).

Career Outlook

When youth development professionals take part in higher education and ongoing learning, research shows that youth program quality improves.

You will learn to use more effective practices and feel more confident about your work, all of which will benefit youth.

Graduates work with various youth-serving organizations:

Boys and Girls Club
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
Cooperative Extension services, 4-H programs
Missouri State Correctional Office
Girls, Inc.
21st Century Community Learning Centers
Administration for Native Americans
AmeriCorps

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Administration and Program Management

Adolescents and Their Families

Community Youth Development

Contemporary Youth Issues

Program Design, Evaluation, and Implementation

Youth Development

Youth in Cultural Contexts

Youth Policy

Youth Professionals as Consumers of Research

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

East Lansing, United States

Disciplines

Family & Consumer Science Community Development View 45 other Masters in Community Development in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor's degree

Previous work experience

Résumé/Curriculum Vitae

Taken the GRE

Taken the TOEFL

Only required if English is not your native language

3 letters of recommendation

Official transcripts from all previous schools

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

11196 USD / year

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Out-of-State

11196 USD / year

≈ 11196 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11196 USD / year

≈ 11196 USD / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Program Outcomes

Career Outlook

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

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