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2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,739 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 39 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 122 students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,685 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Florida.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UF Human Development & Family Studies Report

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 309 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $15,074 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Florida State Human Development & Family Studies Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 155 students in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $17,105 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UGA.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt University is $14,890 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. 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 full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Vanderbilt University

#5

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alcorn State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Alcorn State is a public institution located in Alcorn State, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Alcorn State University is $17,269 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

#6

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,574 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Louisiana Tech.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Louisiana Tech University

#7

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 138 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend UNC Greensboro is $19,076 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at UNC Greensboro

University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 54 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $15,202 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#9

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

American Public University System landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 157 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

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#10

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

With a ranking of #10, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University is $16,189 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#11

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky

Kentucky State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Frankfort, Kentucky, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Kentucky State University is $9,847 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#12

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 227 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $23,808 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Tech Human Development & Family Studies Report

#13

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

Georgia Southern University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $18,255 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Georgia Southern University.

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#14

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #14. Appalachian State is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k list, Appalachian State has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $18,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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

#15

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. North Carolina A & T State University is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina A & T State University is $15,941 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#16

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

With a ranking of #16, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 100 students in 2019-2020.

ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend East Carolina University is $19,933 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full East Carolina University Human Development & Family Studies Report

#17

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas

Harding University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Harding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Harding University is $21,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Harding

#18

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 67 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $18,927 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UARK.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at University of Arkansas

With a ranking of #19, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. NSU is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 41 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana is $15,287 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full NSU Human Development & Family Studies Report

#20

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#14 in overall quality

Mississippi State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also took the #14 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State is $19,558 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Mississippi State

#21

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

Freed-Hardeman University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. FHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henderson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FHU is $19,269 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at FHU

#22

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

With a ranking of #22, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for East Tennessee State University is $18,692 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full ETSU Human Development & Family Studies Report

#23

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas

John Brown University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. JBU is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.

JBU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,588 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend John Brown University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full JBU Human Development & Family Studies Report

#24

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Southern Miss is $18,514 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at University of Southern Mississippi

#12 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $20,965 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Louisiana State University 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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