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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges
$18,645 Avg Salary
$13,773 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Cabrillo College the best school in the Far Western US Region for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

CET, San Jose

San Jose, CA

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, CET, San Jose landed the # 2 spot on the list. CET, San Jose is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Jose.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Joaquin Delta College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Delta is a large public school located in the large city of Stockton.

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#4

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Ana College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, human development majors at SAC accumulate an average of around $13,627 in student debt.

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#5

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Camino College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 5 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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