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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,323 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,277 Avg Salary

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

With 591 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #69 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

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 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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for human development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Pennsylvania

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

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

Our analysis found Community College of Allegheny County to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. CCAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCAC are $8,323 per year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at CCAC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,368.

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#2

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA

The excellent associate degree programs at Harcum College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr, Harcum College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Harcum College undergraduate students pay an average of $26,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, human development graduates from Harcum College take out $25,396 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Harcum College also did well on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Berks Technical Institute

Wyomissing, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berks Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Wyomissing, Berks Technical Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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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
New York 909
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 3 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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