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2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Human Development & Family Studies is the 41st most popular major in the country with 41,651 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,032 and had an average of $24,110 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 11,102 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,115 and $24,099 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in human development and family studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 human development and family studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality
$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 7 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’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 UGA are $27,476.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality
$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #2 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human development degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’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 UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality
$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$63,997 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human development degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best 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.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality
$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 10 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’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 Clemson University are $23,246.

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#5

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality
$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality
$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 4 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.

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#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality
$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 took the #6 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’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 Mississippi State University are $23,950.

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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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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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