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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$13,297 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Virginia Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Virginia Community College are $11,648 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, human development graduates from Northern Virginia Community College carry an average student debtload of $18,014.

Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#2

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hinds Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the town of Raymond.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hinds Community College are $6,800 per year. Human Development majors at Hinds Community College take out an average of $17,918 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human development and family studies schools in the Southeast Region . UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the small city of North Little Rock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Pulaski Tech are $6,900 per year.

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#4

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Polk State College is a great value for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Winter Haven, Polk State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Polk State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,271 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great value for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF are $28,659 a year.

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Tidewater Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Tidewater Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,564 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Tidewater Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,225.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate human development and family studies programs. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are $15,240 a year. On average, human development graduates from West Kentucky Community and Technical College take out $8,141 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 329
Virginia 614
North Carolina 298
Florida 660
Tennessee 375
Kentucky 212
South Carolina 435
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 550
Mississippi 423
West Virginia 328

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 7 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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