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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Colleges
$27,618 Avg Salary
$18,688 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies 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 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. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the human development programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly 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. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

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

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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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly 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 Boise State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

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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. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 9 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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