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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

11 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Great Lakes region, there were 4,162 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,369 and $25,921 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in human development and family studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human development and family studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 11 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Full UIC Human Development & Family Studies Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s human development students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

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#4

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #4 spot on the list. Hammond, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human development degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Purdue Northwest also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue Northwest are $11,633, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. NLU is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 42 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

NLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at National Louis University

#6

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

Northern Illinois University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 17 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.

Full NIU Human Development & Family Studies Report

#7

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552.

Full Eastern Michigan University Human Development & Family Studies Report

#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Michigan State

#9 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human development degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Kent State

#11 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 4 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at University of Akron Main Campus

#10 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus 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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