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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$7,360 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,704 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

With 328 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #22 most popular major in West Virginia.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Family Studies

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year. Human Development majors at American Military University take out an average of $27,568 in student loans while working on their egree.

American Military University also took the #1 spot in our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in West Virginia rankings.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at American Public University System

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Out of the 2 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVU are $9,144 a year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at WVU take out is $25,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $531.

WVU also made our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #5.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at West Virginia University Report

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
Kentucky 212
South Carolina 435
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 550
Mississippi 423

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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