2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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General Human Development & Family Studies is the 78th most popular major in the country with 10,072 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,282 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 $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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 Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 4 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at UC Davis

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561.

Read full report on General Human Development & Family Studies at Washington State University

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oregon State General Human Development & Family Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $75-$110k)

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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