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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

With 49 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #88 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

6 Graduate Certificates

#10 in Quality in North Carolina

$8,265 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Greensboro to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

13 Graduate Certificates

#2 in Quality in North Carolina

$11,703 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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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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