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2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,832 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 168 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in general human development and family studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general human development and family studies programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.

UGA also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human development and family studies degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 4 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 17 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 11 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

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#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

Mississippi State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Mississippi State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#10 in overall quality

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UK has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at University of Kentucky

#9

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 7 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 57 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NUS Florida, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, 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%.

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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