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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Kentucky

2 Colleges
$20,703 Avg Salary
$29,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies 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 Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Kentucky

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

Top Kentucky Schools in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a 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 Colleges 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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