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

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$42,736 Avg Salary

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'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Plains States 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for human development majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in the Plains States Region for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Women make up 94% of the human development majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 23 students majoring in human development at Mizzou, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#6

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

With a ranking of #6, Bellevue University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Wichita State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 21% are male.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the human development majors at the school.

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University of Central Missouri landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 89% of the human development majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Of the 8 students majoring in human development at Iowa State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 65
Minnesota 57
Iowa 22
Kansas 47
Nebraska 55
North Dakota 7
South Dakota 0

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

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 16 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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