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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
786 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 849 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 786 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general human development and family studies. 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.

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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Montclair State is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 272 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montclair State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montclair State University is $18,034 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at Montclair State

#2

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Oneonta, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Oneonta, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Human Development & Family Studies at SUNY Oneonta

#3

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of the District of Columbia, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $15,894 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students with aid per year to attend University of the District of Columbia.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at University of the District of Columbia

#4

SUNY Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Plattsburgh landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Plattsburgh, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Plattsburgh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $15,845 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students with aid per year to attend SUNY Plattsburgh.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY Plattsburgh General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 69 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cornell University is $40,126 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on General Human Development & Family Studies at Cornell

#6

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

Howard University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

Howard also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $41,289 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students with aid per year to attend Howard.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at Howard University

#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Temple University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 39 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $23,521 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students with aid per year to attend Temple.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Temple General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Syracuse is $34,482 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at Syracuse University

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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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