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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 Iowa, there were 384 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,050 and $19,022 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human development and family studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s human development students in 2019-2020.

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

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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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