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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,892 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,731 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 320 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #57 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri 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.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Child Development & Family Studies

Our analysis found Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,720 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human development graduates from CMU CGES carry an average student debtload of $21,374.

CMU CGES did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $11,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human development graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debtload of $23,935. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $439.

Mizzou not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State are $8,294 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, human development majors at Missouri State accumulate an average of around $25,645 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCM are $9,078 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, human development majors at UCM accumulate an average of around $28,661 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $180, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 232
Kansas 196
Iowa 222
Nebraska 97
North Dakota 192
South Dakota 75

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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