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2027 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in District of Columbia

[Human Development & Family Studies](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-development-family-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong human development & family studies education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for human development & family studies students.

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• Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in District of Columbia

2027 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in District of Columbia

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in human development & family studies, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools

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University Of The District Of Columbia
Washington, DC

$5,662 In-State Tuition & Fees

$43,500 Avg Student Debt

$44,236 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of The District Of Columbia earned the #1 spot for value among human development & family studies schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, University Of The District Of Columbia is a moderately-sized public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,662, with out-of-state students paying around $12,514. Students borrow a median of $43,500 to complete the human development & family studies program here. Early-career human development & family studies graduates make about $44,819. That is a strong return on a $43,500 median debt.

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Howard University
Washington, DC

$35,810 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,498 Avg Student Debt

$63,066 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Howard University earned it the #2 place for human development & family studies. Howard University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. Students from in state pay about $35,810 in tuition and fees. Human Development & Family Studies graduates carry a median of $25,498 in student loans. Human Development & Family Studies graduates of Howard University earn a median of $58,495 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Howard University admits about 41% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.