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Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois

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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois

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$33,472 Avg Salary
$24,066 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

With 102 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #90 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Erikson Institute the most popular school in Illinois for human development and family studies students. The Erikson Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Illinois. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 24
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 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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