Which Utah human development and family studies program has the lowest debt?

BYU reports the lowest median federal debt, $11,250, with first-year pay of $25,342.

How much do human development and family studies graduates earn in Utah?

The median across 5 Utah human development and family studies bachelor's programs is $26,561 in the first year after graduating and $35,747 five years after.

Human Development and Family Studies (Bachelor's) Programs in Utah, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many human development and family studies bachelor's programs are in Utah?

5 Utah programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

5 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Utah human development and family studies bachelor's program pays its graduates $26,561 in their first year, $6,982 less than the national median. Weber State reports the highest first-year pay ($35,861), and BYU the lowest median debt ($11,250).

Median first-year pay$26,561National $33,543

Median pay after 5 years$35,747National $45,741

Median federal debt$15,500National $25,000

Debt-to-earnings52%National 73%

All 5 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Weber StateOgden · public	$35,861	$37,526	$18,792	52%
2	University of UtahSalt Lake City · public	$35,467	$46,872	$15,500	44%
3	Utah StateLogan · public	$26,561	$33,968	$16,573	62%
4	BYUProvo · private nonprofit	$25,342	$30,899	$11,250	44%
5	Utah Valley UniversityOrem · public	$20,971	Not reported	$13,500	64%

Debt and first-year pay at every Utah human development and family studies program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Utah medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to human development and family studies, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Childcare Workers

$31,630

Median pay in Utah. 4,830 people work in this job in Utah. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 150,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $23,040Top 10%: $43,440

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

$35,010

Median pay in Utah. 3,670 people work in this job in Utah. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 66,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $28,770Top 10%: $47,300

Social and Human Service Assistants

$39,930

Median pay in Utah. 6,540 people work in this job in Utah. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 48,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $33,790Top 10%: $55,840

Farm and Home Management Educators

$60,220

Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 800 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Common questions

Weber State in Ogden reports the highest median first-year pay, $35,861. Its median federal debt is $18,792.

Human Development and Family Studies (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked143 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Utah rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the human development and family studies bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024