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Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois

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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$33,472 Avg Salary
$24,066 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

With 102 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #90 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Erikson Institute the best school in Illinois for human development and family studies students. The Erikson Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 24
Ohio 27
Indiana 4
Wisconsin 17

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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