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

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 14 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #89 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Kentucky to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

Top Kentucky Schools for a Master's in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best school in Kentucky for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of Kentucky Report

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 2 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 29
Florida 91
Georgia 27
North Carolina 49
Tennessee 71
Louisiana 3
Alabama 51
South Carolina 64
Mississippi 18
Arkansas 35

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 2 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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