2022 Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for human development and family studies students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 155 associate degrees in human development and family studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Human Development & Family Studies School for Your Associate Degree

The human development associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality human development program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to human development and family studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other human development and family studies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt human development and family studies students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human development and family studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The human development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Alabama.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in Alabama

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in human development and family studies.

Top Alabama Schools for an Associate in Human Development

#1

Jefferson State Community College

Birmingham, AL

14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Jefferson State Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in human development and family studies. Jeff State is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize city of Birmingham.More information about a associate in human development and family studies from Jefferson State Community College

#2

Southern Union State Community College

Wadley, AL

10 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Southern Union State Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in human development and family studies. Located in the rural area of Wadley, Southern Union State Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in human development and family studies from Southern Union State Community College

#3

Wallace Community College, Dothan

Dothan, AL

15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Wallace Community College, Dothan if you want to pursue an associate degree in human development and family studies. Located in the small city of Dothan, Wallace, Dothan is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in human development and family studies from Wallace Community College, Dothan

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human Development

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin. More about our data sources and methodologies.

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