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2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 7 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mississippi State University General Human Development & Family Studies Report

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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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