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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in California

9 Colleges
$30,495 Avg Salary
$15,655 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #109 most popular major in California with 153 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California 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.

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

#1

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Our analysis found Pacific Oaks College to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of Pasadena, Pacific Oaks College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of La Verne. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

The excellent programs at Fielding Graduate University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in California. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Mills College

Oakland, CA

With a ranking of #6, Mills College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. Located in the large city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in California list. Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #8, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 8
Oregon 64
Nevada 10

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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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