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2027 Best Value Adult Development & Aging Schools in Arizona

[Adult Development & Aging](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-development-family-studies/adult-development-and-aging/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for adult development & aging students.

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• Best Value Adult Development & Aging Schools in Arizona

2027 Best Value Adult Development & Aging Schools in Arizona

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in adult development & aging, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Adult Development & Aging Schools

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Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

$12,223 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,842 Avg Student Debt

$62,668 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Arizona State University, our #1 best value for adult development & aging in Arizona. Set in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $12,223 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $33,139. Students borrow a median of $21,842 to complete the adult development & aging program here. Soon after graduation, adult development & aging degree recipients from Arizona State University generally make around $49,757. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 90%.

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University Of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

$13,573 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,400 Avg Student Debt

$59,979 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Arizona came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value adult development & aging schools. Located in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,573, while out-of-state students pay about $39,903. Students borrow a median of $20,400 to complete the adult development & aging program here. Early-career adult development & aging graduates make about $36,445. That is a strong return on a $20,400 median debt. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.