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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$15,338 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,736 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 714 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #54 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Child Development & Family Studies

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Northern Illinois University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#3

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Erikson Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, The Erikson Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Erikson Institute are $20,588 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.

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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 Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 694
Ohio 597
Indiana 156
Wisconsin 299

One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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