2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools
Our analysis found Hennepin Technical College to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College is a great value for human development and family studies students. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a great value for human development and family studies students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 a 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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The excellent programs at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit college 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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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 medium-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,780 per 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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Southeast Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.
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Saint Paul College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a moderately-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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human development and family studies programs. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NICC are $6,840 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Saint Louis Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human development and family studies students. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Saint Louis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,155 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Human Development
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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