Best Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

85

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$409,145

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$14,336

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Bucks County Community College

Grad rate: 26.8%

PA -$114,022 $37,589 $12,901 N/A Full ROI →
2 College of the Canyons

Grad rate: 43.4%

CA -$144,066 $35,821 $10,243 N/A Full ROI →
3 Baltimore City Community College

Grad rate: 10.6%

MD -$159,610 $35,594 $15,745 N/A Full ROI →
4 Saint Paul College

Grad rate: 31.9%

MN -$259,074 $30,844 $17,977 N/A Full ROI →
5 Schenectady County Community College

Grad rate: 28.1%

NY -$270,658 $29,784 $13,169 N/A Full ROI →
6 College of Lake County

Grad rate: 36.0%

IL -$272,478 $29,473 $10,969 N/A Full ROI →
7 Oakland Community College

Grad rate: 17.8%

MI -$278,582 $30,388 $11,487 $17,310 Full ROI →
8 North Shore Community College

Grad rate: 19.4%

MA -$282,417 $29,849 $13,204 $9,622 Full ROI →
9 Massasoit Community College

Grad rate: 20.8%

MA -$286,814 $29,048 $13,887 N/A Full ROI →
10 Rio Hondo College

Grad rate: 26.0%

CA -$290,976 $29,382 $19,308 N/A Full ROI →
11 Macomb Community College

Grad rate: 13.9%

MI -$291,758 $28,484 $10,719 N/A Full ROI →
12 Ventura College

Grad rate: 40.8%

CA -$298,304 $28,061 $9,762 N/A Full ROI →
13 Cerritos College

Grad rate: 29.1%

CA -$307,038 $27,489 $8,409 N/A Full ROI →
14 Mount Wachusett Community College

Grad rate: 28.0%

MA -$308,733 $28,396 $14,330 $5,921 Full ROI →
15 Southeast Technical College

Grad rate: 54.7%

SD -$308,740 $28,651 $20,880 N/A Full ROI →
16 Hennepin Technical College

Grad rate: 38.1%

MN -$308,940 $28,136 $15,830 N/A Full ROI →
17 Erie Community College

Grad rate: 25.6%

NY -$320,090 $27,243 $12,475 N/A Full ROI →
18 Montgomery County Community College

Grad rate: 23.2%

PA -$321,222 $27,396 $14,571 N/A Full ROI →
19 Colorado Mesa University

Grad rate: 40.3%

CO -$321,986 $28,189 $22,883 N/A Full ROI →
20 Des Moines Area Community College

Grad rate: 34.0%

IA -$322,153 $28,235 $15,664 $11,500 Full ROI →
21 Gateway Community and Technical College

Grad rate: 47.5%

KY -$327,418 $27,014 $13,849 N/A Full ROI →
22 Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Grad rate: 25.3%

CA -$328,952 $27,404 $18,516 N/A Full ROI →
23 South Central College

Grad rate: 27.4%

MN -$332,300 $26,925 $15,400 N/A Full ROI →
24 J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Grad rate: 28.2%

VA -$332,758 $26,554 $11,919 N/A Full ROI →
25 Citrus College

Grad rate: 42.8%

CA -$338,084 $26,337 $12,412 N/A Full ROI →
26 Florida State College at Jacksonville

Grad rate: 35.3%

FL -$344,005 $26,595 $8,994 $13,272 Full ROI →
27 Tarrant County College District

Grad rate: 22.7%

TX -$345,960 $25,874 $11,720 N/A Full ROI →
28 Fresno City College

Grad rate: 25.8%

CA -$346,266 $25,893 $12,063 N/A Full ROI →
29 Santa Rosa Junior College

Grad rate: 32.2%

CA -$346,498 $26,040 $13,649 N/A Full ROI →
30 Greenville Technical College

Grad rate: 17.4%

SC -$350,870 $25,849 $13,925 N/A Full ROI →
31 CUNY Hostos Community College

Grad rate: 19.0%

NY -$360,800 $25,199 $12,390 N/A Full ROI →
32 Tulsa Community College

Grad rate: 25.2%

OK -$363,701 $26,099 $12,522 $15,287 Full ROI →
33 Dyersburg State Community College

Grad rate: 26.7%

TN -$365,536 $25,026 $13,028 N/A Full ROI →
34 Saint Louis Community College

Grad rate: 17.7%

MO -$366,326 $24,889 $12,053 N/A Full ROI →
35 Merced College

Grad rate: 29.1%

CA -$372,544 $24,645 $12,722 N/A Full ROI →
36 Lakeland Community College

Grad rate: 19.7%

OH -$373,670 $24,466 $11,495 N/A Full ROI →
37 Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Grad rate: 15.1%

MN -$377,597 $26,994 $18,826 $29,500 Full ROI →
38 Northern Virginia Community College

Grad rate: 36.3%

VA -$385,567 $25,485 $15,821 $17,500 Full ROI →
39 East Los Angeles College

Grad rate: 31.1%

CA -$392,390 $24,245 $18,645 N/A Full ROI →
40 Jefferson Community College

Grad rate: 26.7%

NY -$395,108 $24,032 $17,874 N/A Full ROI →
41 San Antonio College

Grad rate: 23.7%

TX -$406,152 $22,850 $11,576 N/A Full ROI →
42 York Technical College

Grad rate: 31.6%

SC -$408,266 $23,810 $15,399 $10,125 Full ROI →
43 Holyoke Community College

Grad rate: 27.3%

MA -$410,714 $22,823 $13,587 N/A Full ROI →
44 Central New Mexico Community College

Grad rate: 28.2%

NM -$418,330 $22,799 $10,906 $9,258 Full ROI →
45 Oklahoma City Community College

Grad rate: 19.2%

OK -$420,738 $22,107 $11,439 N/A Full ROI →
46 Coalinga College

Grad rate: 34.2%

CA -$421,158 $22,667 $17,249 N/A Full ROI →
47 Merritt College

Grad rate: 20.9%

CA -$424,678 $23,022 $22,559 N/A Full ROI →
48 Northshore Technical Community College

Grad rate: 31.5%

LA -$428,984 $22,128 $15,772 N/A Full ROI →
49 Jefferson State Community College

Grad rate: 22.4%

AL -$436,948 $21,591 $14,384 N/A Full ROI →
50 Hawkeye Community College

Grad rate: 32.3%

IA -$441,570 $21,428 $15,065 N/A Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

Find Best Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Degrees by State

Browse Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services programs ranked by 20-year ROI in every state that offers this degree.

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