2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 41,651 people earned their degree in human development and family studies, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 1,846 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,030 and $26,835 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human development and family studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human development and family studies programs and cost less that 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 human development and family studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Iowa State University

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,486 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #2 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s human development degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Capella University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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