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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$5,843 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,277 Avg Salary

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

With 909 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #78 most popular major in New York.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New York 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in New York

Check out the human development associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Our analysis found Erie Community College to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. Erie Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.

Erie Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Erie Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,030.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Erie Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hudson Valley Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in New York list. HVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Troy.

HVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,964 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at HVCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,596.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Hudson Valley Community College Report

Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 591
Maryland 370
New Jersey 315
District of Columbia 28
Delaware 7

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 2 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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