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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$8,554 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,645 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our analysis found Hennepin Technical College to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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

Hennepin Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a great value for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 a year.

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#3

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cabrillo College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Cabrillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Aptos.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cabrillo College are $8,630 per year.

Cabrillo College also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WITC are $6,960 per year. Human Development majors at WITC take out an average of $11,726 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its great value ranking, WITC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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#5

Delta College

University Center, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Delta College is a great value for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of University Center, Delta College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delta College are $7,100 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Delta College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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Northeast Iowa Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NICC are $6,840 a year. Human Development majors at NICC take out an average of $14,037 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#7

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Southeast Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Southeast Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, human development graduates from Southeast Tech carry an average student debtload of $12,655.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Southeast Tech also did well on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Northern Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Virginia Community College are $11,648 a year. On average, human development graduates from Northern Virginia Community College take out $18,014 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its great value ranking, Northern Virginia Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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#9

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Saint Louis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,155 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate human development and family studies programs. SAC is a very large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAC are $7,684 per year. Human Development majors at SAC take out an average of $13,627 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SAC also is in the top 15% of our Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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Human Development & Family Studies by Region

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

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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