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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the human development doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our analysis found Tufts University to be the best school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

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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 Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin 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. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #8, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best schools for human development and family studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 24 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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