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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$5,563 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,277 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 614 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #53 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

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

Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Northern Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Northern Virginia Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,997.

Northern Virginia Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 a year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Tidewater Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,006.

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Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 329
North Carolina 298
Florida 660
Tennessee 375
Kentucky 212
South Carolina 435
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 550
Mississippi 423
West Virginia 328

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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