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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$8,107 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 lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

Our analysis found Cabrillo College to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cabrillo College are $8,630 a year.

Cabrillo College also took the #3 spot in our Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Cabrillo College

#2

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Santa Ana College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAC are $7,684 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, human development majors at SAC accumulate an average of around $13,627 in student debt.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Santa Ana College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Joaquin Delta College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Delta is a large public school located in the city of Stockton.

Delta undergraduate students pay an average of $9,072 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at San Joaquin Delta College

#4

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Camino College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public college with a large student population.

El Camino College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,008 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at El Camino College Report

#5

CET, San Jose

San Jose, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend CET, San Jose. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CET, San Jose is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Jose.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at CET, San Jose

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,606
Washington 297
Oregon 483
Nevada 174
Hawaii 69
Alaska 29

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin.

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