Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Find Schools Near

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

4 Colleges
$42,243 Avg Salary

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest 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

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Tech University Report

Our analysis found Oklahoma State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Of the 2 students majoring in human development at OSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read More…

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

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of North Texas Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of Arizona Report

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 148
Arizona 31
Oklahoma 45

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 4 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.