Bachelor's Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Programs with the Lowest Student Debt

Bachelor's Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Programs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal program debt. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 175 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$11,25068%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 2California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$11,25093%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 3Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$12,25096%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 4California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$12,40897%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 5California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$12,50091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 6Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah$13,500——$6k$55k45%28,453544 mi 7California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$15,00046%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 8Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$15,30450%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 9University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$15,50086%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 10Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$15,5009%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 11Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$16,17011%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 12Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California$16,30084%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 13California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$16,50094%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 14Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$16,57392%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 15California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$17,19395%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 16University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$17,29624%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 17University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$17,50077%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 18California State University-East BayHayward, California$18,00097%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 19Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma$18,00076%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 20University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii$18,25087%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 21Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$18,25093%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 22California State University-ChicoChico, California$18,36193%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 23Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah$18,792——$10k$56k46%16,360551 mi 24Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina$18,93590%1214$17k$52k75%19,444236 mi 25University of VermontBurlington, Vermont$19,25065%1374$19k$62k79%11,74366 mi 26University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$19,34227%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 27University of North TexasDenton, Texas$19,50072%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 28University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$19,50017%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 29Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York$19,50039%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 30Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma$19,50049%1024$21k$48k52%1,308403 mi 31University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$19,53345%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 32University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$19,60042%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 33Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington$19,93691%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi 34Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$20,00024%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 35East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee$20,03286%1144$16k$45k53%10,004267 mi 36University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona$20,40086%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 37Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland$20,50082%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 38The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$20,87194%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 39New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico$20,93889%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 40Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$21,00091%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 41University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$21,25045%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 42Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$21,25097%—$31k$51k58%1,1224 mi 43Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas$21,35051%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 44The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$21,50027%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 45Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$21,50055%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 46University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas$21,50074%1169$18k$58k71%28,677421 mi 47Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana$21,50086%1191$12k$52k64%8,312188 mi 48Goodwin UniversityEast Hartford, Connecticut$21,833——$29k$44k58%2,69329 mi 49University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada$21,87574%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 50Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas$22,29589%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 51University of HoustonHouston, Texas$22,45074%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 52The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee$22,79042%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 53Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$22,98146%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 54Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado$23,00089%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi 55University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$23,00093%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 56University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut$23,05952%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 57University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut$23,05983%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 58University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut$23,05988%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 59University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut$23,05987%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 60University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut$23,05988%1090$14k$74k62%4541 mi 61Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$23,12588%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 62Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, Missouri$23,24688%1120$15k$49k0%2,092324 mi 63Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, Missouri$23,24657%1048$23k$49k51%1,040324 mi 64Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia$23,25099%—$29k$45k65%50,012105 mi 65Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio$23,25061%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 66Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas$23,25073%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 67SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York$23,25070%1230$19k$60k69%4,64395 mi 68Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon$23,33491%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 69University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia$23,46638%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 70John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs, Arkansas$23,62576%1195$20k$54k72%1,471431 mi 71Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma$23,85875%1150$17k$57k68%21,773456 mi 72Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$24,01987%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 73Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas$24,17096%—$12k$57k49%8,767270 mi 74George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$24,30087%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 75South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota$24,50098%1120$20k$55k62%9,198282 mi 76University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri$24,50064%1050$14k$50k54%5,648386 mi 77Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California$24,54964%—$14k$59k50%1,544110 mi 78Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$24,95889%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 79The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama$25,00077%1285$22k$59k73%33,227173 mi 80Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama$25,00046%1345$24k$65k82%26,816151 mi 81Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas$25,00082%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 82University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island$25,00072%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 83Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri$25,00091%1122$18k$50k58%13,313438 mi 84University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado$25,00075%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 85West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia$25,24289%1122$16k$56k65%17,385159 mi 86Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey$25,25088%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi 87State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York$25,42078%1165$17k$56k59%3,76946 mi 88Whittier CollegeWhittier, California$25,75081%—$26k$59k60%76417 mi 89Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan$25,76991%1012$9k$55k47%8,10648 mi 90Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon$26,00077%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 91University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina$26,00080%1231$15k$57k69%24,453153 mi 92University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri$26,00078%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 93University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina$26,00089%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 mi 94Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio$26,00081%1117$24k$48k64%12,81226 mi 95University of MaineOrono, Maine$26,00097%—$18k$49k55%8,49624 mi 96Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas$26,00066%1194$26k$56k59%3,195316 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.