2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You
Human Development & Family Studies is the #25 most popular major in Alabama with 550 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
The Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alabama 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Child Development & Family Studies
Our analysis found The University of Alabama to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Alabama. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA are $11,620 per year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $636, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
UA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in Alabama. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.
Auburn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
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Out of the 3 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.
Samford undergraduate students pay an average of $35,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Samford is ranked #5 for overall quality for human development in Alabama.
Request InformationBest Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 329 |
| Virginia | 614 |
| North Carolina | 298 |
| Florida | 660 |
| Tennessee | 375 |
| Kentucky | 212 |
| South Carolina | 435 |
| Louisiana | 315 |
| Arkansas | 184 |
| Mississippi | 423 |
| West Virginia | 328 |
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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.
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 3 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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