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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$6,862 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,277 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human development and family studies was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 42,112 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Tulsa Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,845 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Tulsa Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,314.

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#2

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at Laredo College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in the Southwest Region . Laredo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Laredo College are $5,748 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at CNM take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,656.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Paso Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,314 in tuition and fees each 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,478
Arizona 149
Oklahoma 436
New Mexico 116

One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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