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Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

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. 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 Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found Portland State University to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 153
Washington 8
Oregon 64
Nevada 10

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 5 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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