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Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,391 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,594 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #53 most popular major in Wisconsin with 299 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 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 Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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 Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Family Studies

$4,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College the best value school in Wisconsin for human development and family studies students. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public college with a small student population.

WITC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at WITC take out is $11,938.

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$9,553 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

UW - Stout undergraduate students pay an average of $9,553 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Human Development majors at UW - Stout take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

UW - Stout excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Wisconsin list.

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$10,720 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for human development and family studies students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $10,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, human development graduates from UW - Madison carry an average student debtload of $22,875.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

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Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 694
Ohio 597
Illinois 714
Indiana 156

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 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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