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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools

72 Colleges
$28,862 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #111 most popular major in the country with 1,589 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for human development majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools

#1

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific Oaks College the best school in the United States for human development and family studies students. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the United States. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#5

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at Erikson Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Chicago, The Erikson Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

With a ranking of #6, University of La Verne did quite well on this year’s best schools for human development and family studies students. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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#9

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
12 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
13 Concordia University, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
14 Iowa State University Ames, IA

Human Development & Family Studies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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