Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

1,862 programs at U.S. colleges award 40,192 credentials a year in this field (CIP 19.07). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $48,568 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Undergraduate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	$49,671	$28,796	29
Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO	$34,716	$10,500	—
Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA	$34,002	—	183
American Public University System Charles Town, WV	$31,857	$7,125	43
Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL	$28,328	—	35
Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY	$26,682	—	29
Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC	$24,352	$10,968	37
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA	$24,012	$9,928	197
H W Brewster Technical College Tampa, FL	$23,990	—	12
Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA	$23,863	—	182
Cabrillo College Aptos, CA	$23,686	—	85
Morton College Cicero, IL	$23,252	—	28
Northwood Technical College Rice Lake, WI	$23,210	$10,750	75
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville, TN	$23,070	—	8
Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC	$22,448	$27,216	3
Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	$21,889	$9,500	143
Carl Albert State College Poteau, OK	$21,625	—	94
Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA	$21,057	—	15
Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff, VA	$19,582	—	20
Coalinga College Coalinga, CA	$18,810	—	75
West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY	$18,132	$7,000	87
Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	$17,301	$1,287	9
Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$17,301	$1,287	—
Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria Alexandria, LA	$17,301	$1,287	8
Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette Lafayette, LA	$17,301	$1,287	24

Highest-paying Associate's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY	$37,685	$15,410	1
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago, IL	$37,381	—	12
North Shore Community College Danvers, MA	$34,978	$7,000	37
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago, IL	$34,294	—	7
Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK	$33,103	$13,965	79
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK	$32,967	—	14
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	$32,719	$22,250	17
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York, PA	$32,719	$22,250	2
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA	$32,719	$22,250	12
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$32,719	$22,250	0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$32,719	$22,250	—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA	$32,719	$22,250	1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$32,719	$22,250	1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA	$32,719	$22,250	0
Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN	$32,055	—	7
Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	$31,295	$10,817	41
Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM	$31,256	$5,900	45
Harcum College Bryn Mawr, PA	$30,963	$18,440	37
Fresno City College Fresno, CA	$30,519	—	75
Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI	$30,486	—	24
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago, IL	$30,292	—	22
Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE	$29,534	$15,188	23
Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY	$28,815	$7,679	37
Post University Waterbury, CT	$28,745	$28,361	232
Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY	$28,579	—	16

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
National Louis University Chicago, IL	$46,954	$25,000	56
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies Portland, OR	$45,523	$29,688	2
Warner Pacific University Portland, OR	$45,523	$29,688	2
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$45,140	$25,000	15
University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	$44,819	$51,085	20
Tufts University Medford, MA	$44,345	$16,170	44
Walden University Minneapolis, MN	$43,693	$40,167	2
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	$41,717	$22,775	103
Connecticut College New London, CT	$41,609	—	14
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	$41,243	$21,515	100
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	$41,195	$17,516	216
University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$41,157	$18,567	90
Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK	$41,062	$24,062	25
Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN	$40,593	$20,375	40
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$39,924	$23,000	—
Washington State University Pullman, WA	$39,880	$22,978	135
York College of Pennsylvania York, PA	$39,158	$25,000	—
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$39,096	$21,250	184
Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA	$39,077	$25,125	54
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	$38,973	$26,147	0
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	$38,973	$26,147	42
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	$38,973	$26,147	0
Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	$38,973	$26,147	0
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	$38,973	$26,147	0
Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	$38,973	$26,147	0

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	$61,026	$42,926	—
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$55,655	—	3
Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA	$53,657	$51,250	33
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$51,914	—	47
Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	$51,067	$24,630	36
University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	$50,008	$41,000	1
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$49,947	—	39
Boston University Boston, MA	$49,851	$28,235	17
Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	$49,757	$56,050	10
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$49,757	$56,050	18
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$49,451	$31,568	24
Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	$48,734	$32,500	16
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$48,168	—	26
University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$47,919	—	13
Erikson Institute Chicago, IL	$47,889	$53,462	32
National Louis University Chicago, IL	$47,754	$35,566	36
Wichita State University Wichita, KS	$47,598	$26,375	9
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$47,522	$16,430	35
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$47,437	—	15
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$47,426	—	17
Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	$46,052	$51,250	48
Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	$45,656	$34,737	46
University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	$45,570	$37,500	11
College of Charleston Charleston, SC	$45,362	—	12
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	$45,321	$20,873	23

Highest-paying Graduate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Erikson Institute Chicago, IL	$57,564	—	16
Portland State University Portland, OR	$57,021	—	31