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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,072 people earned their degree in general human development and family studies, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 305 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general human development and family studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general human development and family studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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