2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at American Military University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $35,935.
American Military University also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in the Southeast Region . Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Appalachian State are $23,017 a year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Appalachian State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,855.
Appalachian State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ETSU are $12,740 a year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at ETSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,529.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $22,627 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human development graduates from UNC Greensboro carry an average student debtload of $27,960. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $241.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida State are $21,683 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human development graduates from Florida State carry an average student debtload of $19,313. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $138.
In addition to its great value ranking, Florida State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Georgia Southern 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 #6 on the list. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.
GaSou undergraduate students pay an average of $17,539 in tuition and fees each year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $134, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Florida 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 medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF are $28,659 a year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at UF take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,307.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 10% of our Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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University of Southern Mississippi landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree human development and family studies programs. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.
Southern Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year. Human Development majors at Southern Miss take out an average of $35,179 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Alcorn State 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 #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alcorn State are $8,176 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UGA are $31,108 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, human development majors at UGA accumulate an average of around $23,218 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $262.
UGA also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Explore the best human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 329 |
| Virginia | 614 |
| North Carolina | 298 |
| Florida | 660 |
| Tennessee | 375 |
| Kentucky | 212 |
| South Carolina | 435 |
| Louisiana | 315 |
| Arkansas | 184 |
| Alabama | 550 |
| Mississippi | 423 |
| West Virginia | 328 |
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Majors Related to Human Development
Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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