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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,950 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,703 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #52 most popular major in Kentucky with 212 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Kentucky

Check out the human development programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found West Kentucky Community and Technical College to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are $4,488 per year.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great value for human development and family studies students. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $12,610 per year.

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$9,752 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern are $9,752 a year. On average, human development graduates from Eastern take out $29,314 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY
$10,992 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great value for human development and family studies students. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WKU are $10,992 a 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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 329
Virginia 614
North Carolina 298
Florida 660
Tennessee 375
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 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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