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2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2 Colleges
$42,243 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 29 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #113 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the most popular online school in Virginia for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 91
Georgia 27
North Carolina 49
Tennessee 71
Kentucky 14
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.

  • 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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