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Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Human Development & Family Studies is the #111 most popular major in the country with 1,589 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Utah State University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for human development and family studies students working on their doctor’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

About 50% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Utah State University

Out of the 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 71
Utah 8
Idaho 1
Montana 0

One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 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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