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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human development and family studies was ranked #111 in the country. In fact 1,589 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region .

#1

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found Erikson Institute to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . The Erikson Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#3

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Union Institute & University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 24
Illinois 102
Ohio 27
Indiana 4
Wisconsin 17

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 7 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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