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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$22,950 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,462 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 55 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Nebraska college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

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

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 Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nebraska 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.

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 Nebraska

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

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

$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value school in Nebraska for human development and family studies students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $9,590 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNL is ranked #1 for overall quality for human development in Nebraska.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

$36,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Concordia University, Nebraska are $36,310 a year.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Concordia University, Nebraska

Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 65
Minnesota 57
Iowa 22
Kansas 47
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.

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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