[Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-development-family-studies/human-development-family-studies-and-related-services-other/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other human development, family studies, & related services education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for other human development, family studies, & related services students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other human development, family studies, & related services, balancing cost against outcomes.
University Of Colorado Denver tops our 2026 list of the best value other human development, family studies, & related services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. Set in the city of Denver, University Of Colorado Denver is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $10,383 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $29,391. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the other human development, family studies, & related services program here. Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services graduates of University Of Colorado Denver earn a median of $43,574 early in their careers. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Colorado Denver admits about 75% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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).
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