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Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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

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

In 2020-2021, 714 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #54 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for human development majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Child Development & Family Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best school in Illinois for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $434.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at NLU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $32,244.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Illinois. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human development graduates from Illinois State carry an average student debtload of $21,404. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $383.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Human Development majors at UIC take out an average of $17,520 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, human development graduates from NIU take out $34,217 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $206, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 694
Ohio 597
Indiana 156
Wisconsin 299

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 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 7 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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