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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

The Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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

#1

Towson University

Towson, MD

Our analysis found Towson University to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

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#2

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Arcadia 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 Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Glenside, Arcadia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Arcadia University Report

#3

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at College of Staten Island CUNY helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . CSI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Staten Island.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Women make up 50% of the human development majors at the school.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University at Buffalo Report

#5

Hunter College

New York, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Baltimore helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Elizabethtown College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 31
Pennsylvania 19
Maryland 26
New Jersey 5
Delaware 7

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 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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