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2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Human Development & Family Studies is the 41st most popular major in the country with 41,651 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,032 and had an average of $24,110 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 11,102 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,115 and $24,099 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,739 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 39 colleges that offered a degree in human development and family studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human development and family studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 122 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.

UF also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $1,994 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at UF

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 309 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $5,360 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 23 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $3,156 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Vanderbilt University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Vanderbilt Human Development & Family Studies Report

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 155 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $7,541 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Georgia Human Development & Family Studies Report

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 227 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,138 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Virginia Tech Human Development & Family Studies Report

#6

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 138 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNC Greensboro is $8,853 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at UNC Greensboro

#7

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

With a ranking of #7, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State also took the #16 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $7,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Appalachian State Human Development & Family Studies Report

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $10,224 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at UT Knoxville

#9

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

With a ranking of #9, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech University is $8,889 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University is $8,433 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Human Development & Family Studies Report

#11

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 100 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $11,026 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky

Kentucky State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. Kentucky State University is a small school located in Frankfort, Kentucky that handed out 7 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Kentucky State University is $6,646 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. The yearly cost to attend UL Lafayette is $9,621 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UL Lafayette Human Development & Family Studies Report

#14

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 31 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina A & T State University is $7,493 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#15

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #22 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,213 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend West Virginia University.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at West Virginia University

#16

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

With a ranking of #16, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 67 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k list, UARK has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UARK is $12,094 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UARK Human Development & Family Studies Report

#17

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

American Public University System landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 157 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend American Military University is $10,013 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full American Military University Human Development & Family Studies Report

#18

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

With a ranking of #18, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 80 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2019-2020.

GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,378 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend GaSou.

Full GaSou Human Development & Family Studies Report

#19

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

East Tennessee State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 42 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,632 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend East Tennessee State University.

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#20

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#14 in overall quality

Mississippi State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k list, Mississippi State has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $13,986 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Mississippi State University Human Development & Family Studies Report

#21

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

Freed-Hardeman University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. FHU is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 10 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k list, FHU has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,512 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend FHU.

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#22

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas

Harding University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Harding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harding is $13,930 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Harding University Human Development & Family Studies Report

#23

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

With a ranking of #23, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 107 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Mississippi is $13,102 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#24

University of South Carolina - Upstate

Spartanburg, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Upstate came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $13,543 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of South Carolina - Upstate.

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#25

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 75 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn University is $18,394 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Auburn University Human Development & Family Studies Report

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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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