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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$21,314 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,731 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #19 most popular major in California with 6,606 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for human development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - East Bay the best value school in California for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 a year. Human Development majors at Cal State East Bay take out an average of $17,558 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pacific Oaks College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pacific Oaks College are $11,692 a year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Pacific Oaks College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,831.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in California. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $6,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, human development graduates from CSULB take out $17,352 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - San Marcos. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUSM are $7,727 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human development graduates from CSUSM carry an average student debtload of $18,582. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $192.

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#5

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sonoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. SSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SSU are $7,988 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSUSB undergraduate students pay an average of $7,213 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, human development graduates from CSUSB take out $16,185 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCSD are $14,700 per year.

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Hope International University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Hope is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hope are $35,450 a year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Hope take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $32,690.

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Fresno Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno Pacific are $33,452 per year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Fresno Pacific take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,073.

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Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 297
Oregon 483
Nevada 174
Hawaii 69
Alaska 29

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 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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