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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

22 Colleges
$29,731 Avg Salary
$25,610 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #46 most popular major in the country with 42,112 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Our analysis found Pacific Oaks College to be the best school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Pasadena, Pacific Oaks College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, human development graduates from Pacific Oaks College take out $24,831 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, Warner Pacific College ADP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - East Bay helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, human development majors at Cal State East Bay accumulate an average of around $17,558 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hope International University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Hope is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

On average, human development graduates from Hope take out $32,690 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $353, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Seattle Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Warner Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Portland, Warner Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Fresno Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

On average, human development graduates from Fresno Pacific take out $24,073 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Nevada - Reno ranked #9 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

On average, human development graduates from UNR take out $22,045 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $344.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,606
Washington 297
Oregon 483
Nevada 174
Hawaii 69
Alaska 29

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 22 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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