2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 115 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for human development majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular school in the United States for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 10% are male.
Out of the 115 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 64 students majoring in human development at TWU, 3% are male and 97% are female.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Woman’s University Report
Out of the 115 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Oaks College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.
Of the 62 students majoring in human development at Pacific Oaks College, 5% are male and 95% are female.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Pacific Oaks College Report
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 95% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 5% are male.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Nova Southeastern University Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of La Verne. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.
About 95% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 5% are male.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of La Verne Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 38 students majoring in human development at UNL, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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Erikson Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, The Erikson Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 35 students majoring in human development at The Erikson Institute, 9% are male and 91% are female.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human development and family studies programs. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield Report
Kansas State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
Women make up 94% of the human development majors at the school.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Kansas State University Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
National Louis University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 96% of the human development majors at the school.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at National Louis University Report
With a ranking of #13, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
Women make up 92% of the human development majors at the school.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human development and family studies programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Of the 23 students majoring in human development at Mizzou, 4% are male and 96% are female.
Fielding Graduate University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.
Of the 21 students majoring in human development at Fielding, 33% are male and 67% are female.
Amridge University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Amridge is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Montgomery.
Of the 21 students majoring in human development at Amridge, 24% are male and 76% are female.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Amridge University Report
Clemson University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
About 81% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 19% are male.
Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
Women make up 81% of the human development majors at the school.
Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 95% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 5% are male.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Amberton University | Garland, TX |
| 20 | University of Oregon | Eugene, OR |
| 22 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 22 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 22 | College of Charleston | Charleston, SC |
Human Development & Family Studies by Region
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Human Development & Family Studies Related Majors
One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Human Development
| 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 27 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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