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2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

24 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.

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 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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southeast 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

About 92% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 8% are male.

Human Development majors at American Military University take out an average of $26,695 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 24 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college 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 Associate Degree is $21,006.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Mississippi Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. SMCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Summit.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hazard Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Hazard, Hazard Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 24 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Somerset Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Somerset.

On average, human development graduates from SCC take out $11,954 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Volunteer State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, West Virginia University at Parkersburg did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their online associate degree. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school located in the small suburb of Parkersburg.

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Reynolds Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for human development and family studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the human development majors at the school.

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Cleveland State Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Cleveland State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Gateway Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.

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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

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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 24 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin.

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