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Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$7,608 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,852 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

With 298 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #74 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Carolina 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. 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.

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Family Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best value school in North Carolina for human development and family studies students. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

Appalachian State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Appalachian State take out is $18,229.

In addition to its great value ranking, Appalachian State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 per year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at UNC Greensboro take out is $27,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $241.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Greensboro also did well on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at ECU take out is $27,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $257, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ECU also did well on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$6,733 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at North Carolina A & T State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in North Carolina. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC A&T are $6,733 per year. While working on their degree, human development majors at NC A&T accumulate an average of around $31,250 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $108.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina list.

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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
Florida 660
Tennessee 375
Kentucky 212
South Carolina 435
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 550
Mississippi 423
West Virginia 328

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

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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