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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Washington

3 Colleges
$29,950 Avg Salary
$21,106 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 8 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #123 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Washington 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Colleges.

Our analysis found Eastern Washington University to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for human development and family studies students. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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The excellent programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Washington. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 153
Oregon 64
Nevada 10

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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