2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools
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 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 136 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Development & Family Studies program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the United States
Check out the human development programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the most popular school in the United States for human development and family studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 136 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for human development and family studies students. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 136 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Oaks College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.
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Out of the 136 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Erikson Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, The Erikson Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
With a ranking of #7, University of La Verne did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.
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Portland State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human development and family studies programs. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Kansas State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
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Fielding Graduate University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #14 on the list. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #15 on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #15, National Louis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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North Carolina State University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human development and family studies programs. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
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Towson University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Towson University Report
With a ranking of #19, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #20 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of Missouri - Columbia Report
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 22 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN |
| 22 | Concordia University, Saint Paul | Saint Paul, MN |
| 22 | Amridge University | Montgomery, AL |
| 25 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 25 | Capella University | Minneapolis, MN |
| 25 | University of Oregon | Eugene, OR |
Human Development & Family Studies by Region
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Human Development & Family Studies Related Majors
One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Human Development
| 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 27 schools only.
- 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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