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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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General Human Development & Family Studies is the 78th most popular major in the country with 10,072 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,149 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general human development and family studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general human development and family studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general human development and family studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.

Purdue also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Hammond, Indiana, and it awarded 15 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue Northwest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue Northwest are $11,633, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 17 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at Northern Illinois University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #5 spot on the list. Kent State University at Kent is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human development and family studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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  • *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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