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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$22,057 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,775 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the human development programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools

#1

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA
$8,630 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Cabrillo College to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cabrillo College are $8,630 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Warner Pacific College ADP is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Warner Pacific College ADP are $12,480 per year. Human Development majors at Warner Pacific College ADP take out an average of $38,539 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA
$11,692 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Pacific Oaks College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Pacific Oaks College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pacific Oaks College are $11,692 a year. While working on their degree, human development majors at Pacific Oaks College accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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#4

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA
$7,684 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Santa Ana College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAC are $7,684 per year. After completing their degree, human development graduates from SAC carry an average student debtload of $6,813.

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#5

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA
$8,504 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno City College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fresno City College are $8,504 a year. After completing their degree, human development graduates from Fresno City College carry an average student debtload of $5,199.

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$9,072 Average Tuition & Fees

San Joaquin Delta College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Delta is a fairly large public school located in the city of Stockton.

Delta undergraduate students pay an average of $9,072 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,875 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - East Bay landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human development and family studies programs. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $18,875 in tuition and fees each year. Human Development majors at Cal State East Bay take out an average of $14,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

El Camino College

Torrance, CA
$8,008 Average Tuition & Fees

El Camino College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

El Camino College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,008 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Warner Pacific University

Portland, OR
$19,860 Average Tuition & Fees

Warner Pacific University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human development and family studies programs. Located in the large city of Portland, Warner Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Warner Pacific undergraduate students pay an average of $19,860 in tuition and fees each year. On average, human development graduates from Warner Pacific take out $38,539 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,606
Washington 297
Oregon 483
Nevada 174
Hawaii 69
Alaska 29

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin.

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