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

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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 Illinois, there were 1,503 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,286 and $29,285 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 106 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,087 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago

#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$11,086 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,368 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s human development students in 2019-2020.

NIU also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.

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#3

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$12,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,729 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s human development degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

NLU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at NLU

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