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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree 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 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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

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

#1

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Erikson Institute the most popular school in Illinois for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. 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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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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. 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.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Northern Illinois University Report

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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

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

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Northwestern University Report

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

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Colleges 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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