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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in Tennessee (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Tennessee, there were 498 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,033 and $28,778 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The human development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human development degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

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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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