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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree 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.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree 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 master’s 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.

Women make up 91% of the human development majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 96% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 4% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 11 students majoring in human development at UIC, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Women make up 90% of the human development majors at the school.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree 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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#6

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

Edgewood College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the human development majors at the school.

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Eastern Michigan 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 #6 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 20% are male.

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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 Great Lakes region.

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 20 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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