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

23 Colleges
$30,199 Avg Salary
$23,462 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

#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 degree in the Great Lakes Region . The Erikson Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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#7

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

Edgewood College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Eastern Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human development and family studies programs. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human development and family studies programs. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern 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

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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 23 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.

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