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Human Development & Family Studies

85 schools compared · Average earnings $24,124/yr
Schools Offering
85
Avg Grad Earnings
$24,124/yr
Avg TradeSchoolWorth Score
48/100
AI-Proof Rating
Resilient
59% of tasks AI-shielded

Best Schools for Human Development & Family Studies

Top 85 schools ranked by TradeSchoolWorth Score. Click any row for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

# School Score Earnings AI-Proof ROI
1 Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA		 76
72–78		 $34,002/yr Moderate 107.8x
2 Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO		 74
70–76		 $34,716/yr Moderate 79.6x
3 Fresno City College
Fresno, CA		 74
70–75		 $30,519/yr Moderate 119.5x
4 Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI		 73
69–74		 $49,671/yr Moderate 44.0x
5 Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM		 72
68–74		 $31,256/yr Moderate 93.0x
6 Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA		 71
67–73		 $23,863/yr Moderate 201.2x
7 Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA		 71
67–72		 $23,686/yr Moderate 185.5x
8 Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL		 70
67–71		 $28,328/yr Moderate 92.3x
9 City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
Chicago, IL		 69
65–69		 $37,381/yr Moderate 41.7x
10 Davidson-Davie Community College
Thomasville, NC		 68
64–69		 $22,448/yr Moderate 112.5x
11 Coalinga College
Coalinga, CA		 68
63–70		 $18,810/yr Moderate 230.3x
12 Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL		 67
64–69		 $31,295/yr Moderate 53.4x
13 Lemoore College
Lemoore, CA		 67
63–68		 $23,860/yr Moderate 85.2x
14 Modesto Junior College
Modesto, CA		 67
62–69		 $15,819/yr Moderate 202.4x
15 City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
Chicago, IL		 66
63–66		 $34,294/yr Moderate 38.1x
16 Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, OK		 66
63–67		 $32,967/yr Moderate 42.6x
17 Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills, MI		 66
63–66		 $30,486/yr Moderate 52.6x
18 Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK		 65
63–64		 $33,103/yr Moderate 37.5x
19 Modesto Junior College
Modesto, CA		 65
62–67		 $21,794/yr Moderate 84.8x
20 North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA		 64
61–65		 $34,978/yr Moderate 36.4x
21 Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, KY		 64
61–65		 $26,682/yr Moderate 55.7x
22 American Public University System
Charles Town, WV		 63
61–62		 $31,857/yr Moderate 34.9x
23 Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE		 63
60–63		 $29,534/yr Moderate 44.4x
24 City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
Chicago, IL		 61
59–62		 $30,292/yr Moderate 33.6x
25 Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC		 61
58–62		 $24,352/yr Moderate 56.8x
26 Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake, WI		 61
57–62		 $23,210/yr Moderate 50.3x
27 College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA		 61
57–62		 $18,158/yr Moderate 64.1x
28 Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, MN		 60
57–61		 $32,055/yr Moderate 28.3x
29 Morton College
Cicero, IL		 60
56–61		 $23,252/yr Moderate 46.6x
30 Carl Albert State College
Poteau, OK		 60
56–61		 $21,625/yr Moderate 50.1x
31 Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, MO		 59
56–59		 $26,593/yr Moderate 36.7x
32 Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA		 59
56–60		 $24,012/yr Moderate 41.1x
33 East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA		 59
50–66		 $10,032/yr Moderate 106.1x
34 Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO		 58
55–58		 $27,003/yr Moderate 33.4x
35 Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY		 57
54–59		 $37,685/yr Moderate 6.0x
36 Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY		 57
53–58		 $28,579/yr Moderate 22.7x
37 Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA		 57
55–57		 $28,078/yr Moderate 25.5x
38 Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, MI		 57
54–57		 $25,539/yr Moderate 30.5x
39 Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA		 57
53–57		 $21,889/yr Moderate 37.3x
40 Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, VA		 57
53–57		 $21,057/yr Moderate 39.1x
41 Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY		 56
53–57		 $28,815/yr Moderate 21.2x
42 Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA		 56
53–57		 $27,768/yr Moderate 26.7x
43 York Technical College
Rock Hill, SC		 56
52–57		 $27,011/yr Moderate 28.5x
44 North Central Missouri College
Trenton, MO		 56
53–57		 $26,867/yr Moderate 26.1x
45 Southwest Virginia Community College
Cedar Bluff, VA		 56
53–57		 $19,582/yr Moderate 39.0x
46 Jefferson Community College
Watertown, NY		 55
52–56		 $27,397/yr Moderate 22.6x
47 Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, MA		 55
52–56		 $27,078/yr Moderate 22.2x
48 Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC		 55
53–55		 $25,772/yr Moderate 26.0x
49 Carl Albert State College
Poteau, OK		 55
52–56		 $24,517/yr Moderate 30.2x
50 West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY		 55
52–56		 $18,132/yr Moderate 37.9x
51 Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC		 54
51–56		 $25,838/yr Moderate 26.6x
52 Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC		 54
52–55		 $25,285/yr Moderate 24.5x
53 H W Brewster Technical College
Tampa, FL		 54
51–56		 $23,990/yr Moderate —
54 Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville
Nashville, TN		 54
50–55		 $23,070/yr Moderate —
55 Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY		 53
50–54		 $25,239/yr Moderate 22.5x
56 East Central Community College
Decatur, MS		 53
50–53		 $21,950/yr Moderate 28.3x
57 Patrick & Henry Community College
Martinsville, VA		 53
50–54		 $16,790/yr Moderate 33.6x
58 Harcum College
Bryn Mawr, PA		 52
49–54		 $30,963/yr Moderate 3.9x
59 Post University
Waterbury, CT		 52
48–53		 $28,745/yr Moderate 8.2x
60 Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA		 52
48–53		 $23,239/yr Moderate 23.9x
61 Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA		 52
48–54		 $22,623/yr Moderate 27.2x
62 Delta College
University Center, MI		 52
49–53		 $21,881/yr Moderate 27.7x
63 Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA		 52
48–55		 $21,709/yr Moderate 32.8x
64 Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY		 52
49–53		 $15,587/yr Moderate 32.5x
65 Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard, KY		 52
49–53		 $15,134/yr Moderate 31.5x
66 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS		 51
48–52		 $20,069/yr Moderate 24.7x
67 Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette
Lafayette, LA		 51
47–53		 $17,301/yr Moderate —
68 Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria
Alexandria, LA		 51
47–53		 $17,301/yr Moderate —
69 Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans
New Orleans, LA		 51
47–53		 $17,301/yr Moderate —
70 Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA		 51
47–53		 $17,301/yr Moderate —
71 Apollo Career Center
Lima, OH		 51
47–52		 $15,987/yr Moderate —
72 Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe, OH		 50
47–52		 $22,522/yr Moderate 17.2x
73 Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton, OH		 50
47–52		 $22,522/yr Moderate 17.2x
74 Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, OH		 50
47–52		 $22,522/yr Moderate 17.2x
75 South Texas College
McAllen, TX		 50
46–51		 $19,971/yr Moderate 21.6x
76 Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake, WI		 49
46–50		 $18,516/yr Moderate 19.5x
77 West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY		 49
45–52		 $17,435/yr Moderate 27.8x
78 Baker College
Owosso, MI		 47
44–50		 $22,557/yr Moderate 11.5x
79 Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH		 47
43–48		 $22,522/yr Moderate 7.2x
80 Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY		 47
43–49		 $14,888/yr Moderate 21.1x
81 American Public University System
Charles Town, WV		 46
41–48		 $16,558/yr Moderate 15.3x
82 ICPR Junior College-Arecibo
Arecibo, PR		 45
42–46		 $11,372/yr Moderate 13.1x
83 ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR		 45
42–46		 $11,372/yr Moderate 13.1x
84 ICPR Junior College
Hato Rey, PR		 45
42–46		 $11,372/yr Moderate 13.1x
85 ICPR Junior College
Manati, PR		 45
42–46		 $11,372/yr Moderate 13.1x

Highest Earning Human Development & Family Studies Programs

Schools where Human Development & Family Studies graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School 1-Year Earnings Score AI-Proof
Ferris State University $49,671/yr 73 Moderate
Campbellsville University $37,685/yr 57 Moderate
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College $37,381/yr 69 Moderate
North Shore Community College $34,978/yr 64 Moderate
Arapahoe Community College $34,716/yr 74 Moderate
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College $34,294/yr 66 Moderate
Southern Crescent Technical College $34,002/yr 76 Moderate
Tulsa Community College $33,103/yr 65 Moderate
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City $32,967/yr 66 Moderate
Saint Paul College $32,055/yr 60 Moderate

Best ROI for Human Development & Family Studies

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Human Development & Family Studies.

School ROI Multiple Earnings Score
Coalinga College 230.3x $18,810/yr 68
Modesto Junior College 202.4x $15,819/yr 67
Santa Ana College 201.2x $23,863/yr 71
Cabrillo College 185.5x $23,686/yr 71
Fresno City College 119.5x $30,519/yr 74
Davidson-Davie Community College 112.5x $22,448/yr 68
Southern Crescent Technical College 107.8x $34,002/yr 76
East Los Angeles College 106.1x $10,032/yr 59
Central New Mexico Community College 93.0x $31,256/yr 72
Palm Beach State College 92.3x $28,328/yr 70

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Human Development & Family Studies graduates earn?
Across 85 schools, Human Development & Family Studies graduates earn an average of $24,124 per year in their first year after completing the program. Earnings range from $10,032 to $49,671 depending on the school.
How AI-proof is a career in Human Development & Family Studies?
Human Development & Family Studies is rated "Resilient" for AI resilience, with 59% of job tasks being hands-on work shielded from AI automation. This means some career tasks in this field remain hands-on work that AI cannot replicate.
Which school has the best Human Development & Family Studies program?
Based on the TradeSchoolWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Southern Crescent Technical College ranks #1 for Human Development & Family Studies with a score of 76/100 and graduate earnings of $34,002/yr.
Is Human Development & Family Studies worth it?
On average, Human Development & Family Studies graduates earn 46.7x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates Human Development & Family Studies trade programs across 85 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.