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Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 Colleges
$22,277 Avg Salary
$16,920 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online human development associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Merced College

Merced, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Merced College the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. Merced Community College District is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Merced.

About 99% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 1% are male.

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#2

Compton College

Compton, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Compton College is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in human development at Compton College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at University of Alaska Anchorage helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Far Western US Region . UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oregon Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online human development and family studies colleges 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

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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 4 schools only.

  • 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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