2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree School for You
Human Development & Family Studies is the #73 most popular major in Nebraska with 97 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nebraska 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Child Development & Family Studies
Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in Nebraska for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $3,195 per year. On average, human development graduates from MCC take out $10,404 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
MCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Southeast Community College Area helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,192 per year. Human Development majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $21,699 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Southeast Community College also made our Best Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #2.
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Explore all the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 320 |
| Minnesota | 232 |
| Kansas | 196 |
| Iowa | 222 |
| North Dakota | 192 |
| South Dakota | 75 |
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Human Development & Family Studies Related Majors for Human Development
One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 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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