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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$11,034 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,243 Avg Salary

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

With 26 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #108 most popular major in Maryland.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate School

#1

Towson University

Towson, MD

Our analysis found Towson University to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $11,034 per year.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Towson University

Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 31
Pennsylvania 19
New Jersey 5
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 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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