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2026 Best Value General Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Idaho

[General Human Development & Family Studies](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-development-family-studies/human-development-and-family-studies-general/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general human development & family studies education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value general human development & family studies schools.

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• Best Value General Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Idaho

2026 Best Value General Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Idaho

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general human development & family studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value General Human Development & Family Studies Schools

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Brigham Young University Idaho
Rexburg, ID

$4,800 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,250 Avg Student Debt

$53,406 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in general human development & family studies, no school beat Brigham Young University Idaho this year. Set in the town of Rexburg, Brigham Young University Idaho is a very large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $4,800. Typical student debt for general human development & family studies graduates is $12,250. Early-career general human development & family studies graduates make about $21,619. Set against $12,250 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 96%.

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University Of Idaho
Moscow, ID

$9,084 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,701 Avg Student Debt

$54,670 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Idaho came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value general human development & family studies schools. Set in the town of Moscow, University Of Idaho is a large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $9,084, compared with $28,320 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $27,701 to complete the general human development & family studies program here. Early-career general human development & family studies graduates make about $34,340. That is a strong return on a $27,701 median debt. University Of Idaho admits about 76% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.