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2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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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.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southeast Region

#1

Clemson University

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human development degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. 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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#4

Virginia Tech

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Mississippi State University

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

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 3 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed 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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#6

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human development degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Kentucky

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

University of Kentucky ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 4 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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