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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 714 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #54 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Illinois

Check out the human development undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College the best value school in Illinois for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, Olive-Harvey College is a public college with a small student population.

Olive-Harvey College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Richard J Daley College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Richard J Daley College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Malcolm X College are $11,520 per year.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College Report

Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 694
Ohio 597
Indiana 156
Wisconsin 299

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

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 3 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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