Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Michigan

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$20,255 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,369 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

With 24 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #125 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which 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 Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Family Studies

$31,830 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Ann Arbor the best value school in Michigan for human development and family studies students. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Concordia University, Ann Arbor undergraduate students pay an average of $31,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Michigan. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 a year.

Read More…

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Michigan State are $15,966 a year.

Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Michigan rankings.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Michigan State University Report

$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $13,434 per year.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Western Michigan University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 102
Ohio 27
Indiana 4
Wisconsin 17

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 averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.