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

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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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 71
Utah 8
Idaho 1
Montana 0

One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 7 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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