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

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 69 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for human development majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree 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 working on their master’s degree. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent master’s degree 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 suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree 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

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Erikson Institute helped the school earn the #4 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 fairly small student population.

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#5

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of La Verne. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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 places for human development and family studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human development and family studies programs. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Child Development & Family Studies students that almost earned our Best Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Concordia University, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
12 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
13 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX

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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