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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$8,233 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #46 most popular major in the country with 42,112 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for human development students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for human development majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Cabrillo College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cabrillo College are $8,630 per year.

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#2

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Santa Ana College is a great value for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SAC are $7,684 a year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at SAC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,968.

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#3

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Fresno City College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Fresno City College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno City College are $8,504 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, human development graduates from Fresno City College carry an average student debtload of $6,818.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Delta College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Delta is a large public school located in the large city of Stockton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delta are $9,072 per year.

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#5

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Camino College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Camino College are $8,008 a year.

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#6

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

College of the Sequoias came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public school located in the city of Visalia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Sequoias are $8,338 per year.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,606
Washington 297
Oregon 483
Nevada 174
Hawaii 69
Alaska 29

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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