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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$42,736 Avg Salary

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'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.

The Best Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #9 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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#10

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

University of Central Missouri ranked #10 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school 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 colleges 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 12 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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