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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,212 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,958 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #51 most popular major in Mississippi with 18 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Mississippi

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

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

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
$9,220 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi State University the best value school in Mississippi for human development and family studies students. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi State are $9,220 per year.

Mississippi State also took the #2 spot in our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Mississippi rankings.

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$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Mississippi. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Miss are $9,204 per year.

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Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 29
Florida 91
Georgia 27
North Carolina 49
Tennessee 71
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 3
Alabama 51
South Carolina 64
Arkansas 35

One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Human Development

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 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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