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

11 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 4,162 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,369 and $25,921 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in human development and family studies. 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.

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 Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 11 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Northwest. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 15 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue Northwest did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue Northwest are $11,633, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 7 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #3 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. National Louis University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.

NLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#6

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

Northern Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. NIU is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. 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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#7

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 5 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human development degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

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#11 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 4 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

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#10 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, 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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