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Best Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

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$42,736 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's 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.

The Best Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

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

Top Missouri Schools for a Master's in Child Development & Family Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best school in Missouri for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Missouri is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

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

Explore all the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools 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 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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