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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

58 Colleges
$13,389 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,006 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools

$5,526 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Crescent Technical College the best value school in the Southeast Region for human development and family studies students. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,526 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, human development graduates from Southern Crescent Technical College carry an average student debtload of $26,325.

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#2

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA
$4,079 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delgado Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, human development graduates from Delgado Community College carry an average student debtload of $31,713.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Virginia Community College is a great value for human development and family studies students. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Virginia Community College are $11,648 per year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Northern Virginia Community College take out is $14,344.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northern Virginia Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great value for human development and family studies students. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at American Military University take out is $27,568.

American Military University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#5

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL
$10,910 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 58 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Palm Beach State College are $10,910 a year. On average, human development graduates from Palm Beach State College take out $12,667 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$9,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Greenville Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human development and family studies programs. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Greenville.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,410 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, human development majors at GTC accumulate an average of around $28,750 in student debt.

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#7

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS
$6,800 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Hinds Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human development and family studies students. Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the town of Raymond.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hinds Community College are $6,800 per year. Human Development majors at Hinds Community College take out an average of $16,936 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$5,250 Average Tuition & Fees

East Central Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human development and family studies programs. East Central Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Decatur.

East Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,250 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA
$9,039 Average Tuition & Fees

Nicholls State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,039 per year.

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$6,900 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the city of North Little Rock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Pulaski Tech are $6,900 per year.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 329
Virginia 614
North Carolina 298
Florida 660
Tennessee 375
Kentucky 212
South Carolina 435
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 550
Mississippi 423
West Virginia 328

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 25 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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