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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

12 Colleges
$30,697 Avg Salary
$25,652 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies 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.

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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for human development majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best school in the Plains States Region for human development and family studies students. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for human development and family studies students. 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. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human development and family studies programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human development and family studies programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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

With a ranking of #10, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s best schools for human development and family studies students. 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 schools 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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