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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Child Development & Family Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best school in the Plains States Region for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 65
Minnesota 57
Iowa 22
Kansas 47
Nebraska 55
North Dakota 7
South Dakota 0

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 3 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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