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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$1,195 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 #19 most popular major in California with 6,606 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 in California ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in California 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 California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Cabrillo College the best value school in California for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cabrillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Aptos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cabrillo College are $1,262 a year.

Cabrillo College also made our Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list, coming in at #3.

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Joaquin Delta College is a great value for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Stockton, Delta is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delta are $1,288 a year.

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

#3

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Santa Ana College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in California. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Santa Ana.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAC are $1,180 per year. Human Development majors at SAC take out an average of $13,627 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Santa Ana College Report

#4

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Camino College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. El Camino College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Torrance.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Camino College are $1,144 per year.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at El Camino College Report

#5

CET, San Jose

San Jose, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, CET, San Jose landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, CET, San Jose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at CET, San Jose Report

Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 297
Oregon 483
Nevada 174
Hawaii 69
Alaska 29

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 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).
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