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2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Far Western US region, there were 15,556 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,942 and $24,711 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 174 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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 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 Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 6 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree human development students whose families make $30-$48k list, Wazzu has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Washington State University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 2 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree human development students whose families make $30-$48k list, UC Davis has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree human development students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNR has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Oregon State

#5

University of La Verne

La Verne, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of La Verne. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in La Verne, California, and it awarded 43 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

ULV not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ULV are $14,526, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at ULV

The University of Arizona Global Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in San Diego, California, this large private for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s human development students in 2019-2020.

UAGC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAGC are $14,664.

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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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