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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Child Development & Family Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best school in the Plains States Region for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 320
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.

Majors Similar to Human Development

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 3 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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