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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,777 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,480 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 660 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #67 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Florida 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.

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Florida

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

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

#1

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL
$3,050 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Palm Beach State College the best value school in Florida for human development and family studies students. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 a year. While working on their degree, human development majors at Palm Beach State College accumulate an average of around $12,667 in student debt.

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#2

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL
$3,366 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Polk State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Winter Haven, Polk State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Polk State are $3,366 per year.

Polk State 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 Florida list.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
$6,381 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

UF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,381 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, human development graduates from UF take out $15,728 in student loans while working on their degree.

UF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Florida list.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
$6,517 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,517 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Florida State take out is $20,465. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $138.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Florida State also is in the top 10% of our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Florida ranking.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL
$34,570 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Florida. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NUS Florida are $34,570 per year.

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Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 329
Virginia 614
North Carolina 298
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 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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