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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$32,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 41,651 people earned their degree in human development and family studies, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,143 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,876 and $21,884 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree human development students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair State University is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Montclair State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree human development students list, UMCP has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s human development degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree human development students list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University Human Development & Family Studies Report

#4

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree human development students list, UD has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Penn State University Park Human Development & Family Studies Report

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s human development students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #5 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Syracuse 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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