2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 10,072 people earned their degree in general human development and family studies, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,149 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general human development and family studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general human development and family studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general human development and family studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794.

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#2

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 6 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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