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Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$26,948 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor'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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor'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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Iowa State University

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 320
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.

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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