2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Hennepin Technical College to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 per year. Human Development majors at Hennepin Technical College take out an average of $25,850 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Metropolitan Community 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 Plains States Region . MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at MCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,404.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MCC also is in the top 20% of our Best Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, human development majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $30,394 in student debt.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.
Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,780 in tuition and fees each year. On average, human development graduates from Southeast Community College take out $21,699 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.
Southeast Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, human development majors at Southeast Tech accumulate an average of around $12,655 in student debt.
Southeast Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Saint Paul College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Paul College are $6,041 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, human development graduates from Saint Paul College carry an average student debtload of $22,926.
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Cowley County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Cowley College is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkansas City.
Cowley College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,190 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, human development majors at Cowley College accumulate an average of around $13,990 in student debt.
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Saint Louis Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree human development and family studies programs. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Louis Community College are $7,155 a year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Saint Louis Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,723.
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Ozarks Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. OTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OTC are $6,028 per year. On average, human development graduates from OTC take out $21,793 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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South Dakota State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, South Dakota State also did well on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 320 |
| Minnesota | 232 |
| Kansas | 196 |
| Iowa | 222 |
| Nebraska | 97 |
| North Dakota | 192 |
| South Dakota | 75 |
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Majors Related to Human Development
Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Human Development
| 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 13 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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