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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #179 most popular major in New York with 31 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree 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.

Check out the human development doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

#1

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rochester the most popular school in New York for human development and family studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the human development majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at University of Rochester

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in New York. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Syracuse University Report

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 3 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Cornell University Report

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 19
Maryland 26
New Jersey 5
Delaware 7

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 3 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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