2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master'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.
The Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for human development majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the Plains States Region for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Central Missouri landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree human development and family studies programs. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCM are $16,992 per year.
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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #10, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.
Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best human development and family studies colleges 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 |
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Majors Related to Human Development
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 12 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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