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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Oregon

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$13,952 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,129 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 483 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Oregon college or university. This makes it the #21 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Oregon 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Family Studies

$12,480 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. Located in the large city of Portland, Warner Pacific College ADP is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Warner Pacific College ADP undergraduate students pay an average of $12,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, human development majors at Warner Pacific College ADP accumulate an average of around $38,539 in student debt.

Warner Pacific College ADP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Oregon list.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program Report

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Oregon list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Oregon State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, human development majors at Oregon State accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $336, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Oregon. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Portland State University are $9,807 a year. Human Development majors at Portland State University take out an average of $23,917 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$19,860 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Warner Pacific University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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 in-state tuition and fees each year. Human Development majors at Warner Pacific take out an average of $38,539 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Warner Pacific University

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,606
Washington 297
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 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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