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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,314 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,645 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human development and family studies was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 42,112 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

Our analysis found Community College of Allegheny County to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CCAC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,863 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at CCAC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,368.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Community College of Allegheny County Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Troy, HVCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

HVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,764 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Hudson Valley Community College Report

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 591
New York 909
Maryland 370
New Jersey 315
District of Columbia 28
Delaware 7

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 2 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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