2025 Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 167 bachelor's degrees in human development & family studies to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to human development & family studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other human development & family studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt human development & family studies students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human development & family studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for human development & family studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Human Development

1

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

135 Annual Graduates

$39,880 Median Starting Salary

$43,000 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies needs to check out Washington State University. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the human development & family studies degree program at Washington State University make $8,055 above the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in human development & family studies from Washington State University

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Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

26 Annual Graduates

$28,589 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies has to check out Eastern Washington University. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the human development program make an average of $28,589 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in human development & family studies from Eastern Washington University

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human Development

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 8 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Human Development Concentrations

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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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