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2021 Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Colleges
1,406 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,572 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

For this year's Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in human development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human development & family studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the human development & family studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying human development.

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Cornell University has taken the #1 spot in this year's human development & family studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cornell has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Cornell is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. 574 of Cornell students are attending part time.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Cornell University Report

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Our rankings recognize Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the small city of University Park. Penn State University Park also made our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All students are part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park. UMCP also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. 4,841 of UMCP students are attending part time.

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Bowie State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bowie.

The student loan default rate at Bowie State University is lower than is typical, just 5.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,148 students take at least one class online at Bowie State University. 1,493 of Bowie State University students are attending part time.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Bowie State University Report

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Towson University
Towson, MD

Our rankings recognize Towson University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson. Towson also made our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #8.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 6,258 students take at least one class online at Towson. 4,337 of Towson students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Binghamton University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the suburb of Vestal. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

About 0.7% of Binghamton University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,472 students take at least one class online at Binghamton University. About 1,855 of the students at Binghamton University are attending part time.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Binghamton University Report

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SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta. SUNY Oneonta also made our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 3,933 students take at least one class online at SUNY Oneonta. About 513 of the students at SUNY Oneonta are attending part time.

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Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD

Our rankings recognize Stevenson University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Owings Mills, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Stevenson is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,581 students at Stevenson that take at least one class online. 746 students are part time.

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University of the District of Columbia landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best human development & family studies schools for non-traditional students. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

About 3.1% of University of the District of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 809 students at University of the District of Columbia that take at least one class online. About 1,823 of the students at University of the District of Columbia are attending part time.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of the District of Columbia Report

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Our rankings recognize Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 2.6% of IUP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,692 students at IUP that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,127 part time students in attendance at IUP.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students human development & family studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 560
Pennsylvania 390
Maryland 224
New Jersey 285
District of Columbia 28

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 8 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 11 schools only.

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