2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana 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 Indiana, there were 168 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,737 and $39,894 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general human development and family studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Indiana

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#2

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$11,633 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 15 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue Northwest also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University Northwest are $11,633, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Purdue University Northwest General Human Development & Family Studies Report

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