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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

4 Colleges
$22,277 Avg Salary
$16,920 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 320 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #57 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Check out the human development associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Missouri Schools for an Associate in Child Development & Family Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Missouri State University the best school in Missouri for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

On average, human development graduates from Saint Louis Community College take out $9,723 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Report

Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. OTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Human Development majors at OTC take out an average of $21,793 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Ozarks Technical Community College Report

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 232
Kansas 196
Iowa 222
Nebraska 97
North Dakota 192
South Dakota 75

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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