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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Far Western US region, there were 15,556 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,942 and $24,711 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 174 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree human development students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

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

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 8 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at University of Nevada - Reno

#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 6 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #3 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wazzu Human Development & Family Studies Report

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s human development students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#5

University of La Verne

La Verne, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of La Verne. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in La Verne, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 43 degrees to qualified masters’s human development students in 2019-2020.

ULV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ULV are $14,526.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at ULV

The University of Arizona Global Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAGC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAGC are $14,664, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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