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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$14,835 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,942 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 370 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maryland 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for human development majors pursuing a .

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

$6,026 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Prince George’s Community College to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PGCC are $6,026 a year.

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$8,562 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Bowie State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,562 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Bowie State University take out is $30,441.

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$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $10,955 per year. While working on their degree, human development majors at UMCP accumulate an average of around $20,500 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $214.

UMCP also made our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#4

Towson University

Towson, MD
$10,464 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Towson are $10,464 a year. Human Development majors at Towson take out an average of $25,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD
$38,168 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Stevenson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Maryland. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.

Stevenson undergraduate students pay an average of $38,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Human Development majors at Stevenson take out an average of $27,110 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $577.

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Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 591
New York 909
New Jersey 315
District of Columbia 28
Delaware 7

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

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 5 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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