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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Pennsylvania

2 Colleges
$26,826 Avg Salary
$24,494 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 19 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #169 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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 .

#1

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Arcadia University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for human development and family studies students. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glenside.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Arcadia University Report

#2

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown College is a great place for human development and family studies students. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Elizabethtown College

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 31
Maryland 26
New Jersey 5
Delaware 7

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 2 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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