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2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Far Western US Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Verne, California. It awarded 43 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

ULV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 University of La Verne are $14,526, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of La Verne Human Development & Family Studies Report

#2

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s human development degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loma Linda University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loma Linda University are $30,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Loma Linda University

#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 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 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.

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#4

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, California

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Oaks College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 60 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific Oaks College also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific Oaks College are $21,284.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. UNR is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #7 spot 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 UNR are $21,971.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at UNR

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #6 spot 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 Oregon State University are $28,121.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Oregon State

#5 in overall quality

University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 2 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, 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%.

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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