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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$13,312 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,697 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.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Plains States 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.

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 the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN
$5,741 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the best value school in the Plains States Region for human development and family studies students. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 per year.

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$4,680 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.

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$5,906 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out is $29,500.

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$6,720 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,720 per year. On average, human development graduates from CMU CGES take out $26,334 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,780 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great value for human development and family studies students. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,780 in tuition and fees each year. On average, human development graduates from Southeast Community College take out $19,651 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD
$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees

Southeast 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 #6 on the list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Southeast Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN
$6,041 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Paul College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,041 in tuition and fees each year.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 a year.

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$6,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeast Iowa Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population.

NICC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO
$7,155 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Louis Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Louis Community College are $7,155 a year.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 320
Minnesota 232
Kansas 196
Iowa 222
Nebraska 97
North Dakota 192
South Dakota 75

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 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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