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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$25,122 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,697 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #111 most popular major in the country with 1,589 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.

Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.

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$23,900 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Saint Paul is a great value for human development and family studies students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $23,900 a year.

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$36,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $36,310 per year.

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$39,410 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great value for human development and family studies students. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMU MN are $39,410 a year.

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$16,498 Average Tuition & Fees

Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human development and family studies students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.

UNL also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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$16,815 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Missouri ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCM are $16,815 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human development and family studies students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.

Iowa State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$26,491 Average Tuition & Fees

Kansas State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human development and family studies programs. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 65
Minnesota 57
Iowa 22
Kansas 47
Nebraska 55
North Dakota 7
South Dakota 0

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 12 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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