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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

7 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Virginia Community College the best school in the Southeast Region for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, human development graduates from Northern Virginia Community College carry an average student debtload of $18,014.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Polk State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Winter Haven, Polk State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hinds Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

Human Development majors at Hinds Community College take out an average of $17,918 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the city of North Little Rock.

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Tidewater Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Tidewater Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,225.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human development and family studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, human development graduates from West Kentucky Community and Technical College take out $8,141 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 329
Virginia 614
North Carolina 298
Florida 660
Tennessee 375
Kentucky 212
South Carolina 435
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 550
Mississippi 423
West Virginia 328

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 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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