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

Bachelor's Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual five-year earnings. 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 139 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York0.21×9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 2California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.24×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 3California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.25×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 4Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts0.26×11%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 5California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California0.29×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 6California State University-East BayHayward, California0.29×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 7Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California0.30×84%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 8University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois0.30×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 9University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California0.31×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 10Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana0.31×50%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 11Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California0.32×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 12California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.32×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 13University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah0.33×86%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 14The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas0.34×27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 15California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California0.35×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 16University of FloridaGainesville, Florida0.35×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 17University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland0.35×45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 18Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York0.35×39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 19Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah0.36×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 20Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida0.37×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 21Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia0.38×55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 22University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin0.38×45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 23Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland0.39×82%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 24California State University-ChicoChico, California0.40×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 25University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut0.41×52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 26University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0.41×83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 27University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0.41×88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 28University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0.41×87%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 29University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0.41×88%1090$14k$74k62%4541 mi 30Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina0.43×90%1214$17k$52k75%19,444236 mi 31University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona0.43×86%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 32Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas0.43×51%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 33University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada0.44×74%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 34Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio0.44×61%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 35University of North TexasDenton, Texas0.44×72%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 36Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York0.45×46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 37Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas0.45×73%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 38Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington0.45×91%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi 39SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York0.46×70%1230$19k$60k69%4,64395 mi 40University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas0.46×74%1169$18k$58k71%28,677421 mi 41Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas0.47×89%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 42State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York0.47×78%1165$17k$56k59%3,76946 mi 43University of HoustonHouston, Texas0.47×74%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 44Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon0.47×91%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 45Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado0.47×89%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi 46University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia0.48×38%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 47Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah0.49×92%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 48Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas0.49×96%—$12k$57k49%8,767270 mi 49East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee0.49×86%1144$16k$45k53%10,004267 mi 50Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma0.50×75%1150$17k$57k68%21,773456 mi 51Bowie State UniversityBowie, Maryland0.50×72%—$19k$55k38%5,04310 mi 52Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington0.50×87%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 53South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota0.50×98%1120$20k$55k62%9,198282 mi 54Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah0.50×——$10k$56k46%16,360551 mi 55Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho0.50×96%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 56Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, Massachusetts0.50×70%—$38k$76k70%3,91615 mi 57Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California0.51×73%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 58Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, Maryland0.51×79%—$27k$62k68%3,10214 mi 59West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia0.52×89%1122$16k$56k65%17,385159 mi 60University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa0.52×93%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 61Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon0.53×77%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 62Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon0.53×63%1255$18k$64k56%1,044135 mi 63University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island0.53×72%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 64University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire0.54×88%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 65The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee0.55×42%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 66Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa0.55×89%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 67Pacific Oaks CollegePasadena, California0.55×34%——$52k—31222 mi 68Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas0.56×82%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 69University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri0.56×78%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 70Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California0.56×64%—$14k$59k50%1,544110 mi 71Whittier CollegeWhittier, California0.56×81%—$26k$59k60%76417 mi 72The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama0.56×77%1285$22k$59k73%33,227173 mi 73John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs, Arkansas0.57×76%1195$20k$54k72%1,471431 mi 74Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama0.57×46%1345$24k$65k82%26,816151 mi 75New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico0.57×89%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 76Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, Missouri0.57×88%1120$15k$49k0%2,092324 mi 77Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, Missouri0.57×57%1048$23k$49k51%1,040324 mi 78University of La VerneLa Verne, California0.57×71%1083$20k$65k63%3,05031 mi 79North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota0.58×95%1150$16k$62k64%9,471222 mi 80Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio0.58×85%1212$22k$53k65%19,633144 mi 81Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0.58×——$6k$53k14%833145 mi 82Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio0.58×——$6k$53k14%691115 mi 83Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0.58×——$6k$53k22%560101 mi 84Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0.58×——$6k$53k21%415199 mi 85Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0.58×——$4k$53k21%298106 mi 86Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan0.58×90%1091$18k$56k59%10,03543 mi 87Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio0.59×81%1117$24k$48k64%12,81226 mi 88University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin0.60×88%1150$17k$58k55%5,842126 mi 89University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina0.60×80%1231$15k$57k69%24,453153 mi 90Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas0.60×66%1194$26k$56k59%3,195316 mi 91Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate OnlineAddison, Texas0.60×100%—$24k$56k—1,219246 mi 92Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia0.62×99%—$29k$45k65%50,012105 mi 93University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina0.63×89%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 mi 94Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan0.63×85%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 95Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania0.63×61%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 96Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania0.63×91%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 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.