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Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

8 Colleges
$29,731 Avg Salary
$25,610 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online human development bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

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 bachelor’s degree. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

About 89% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 11% are male.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at American Military University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $35,935.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 3% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human development graduates from UNC Greensboro carry an average student debtload of $27,960. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $241.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Southeast Region . NSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

About 94% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 6% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human development graduates from NSU carry an average student debtload of $27,842.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Southeast Region . Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Appalachian State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,855.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Southeast Region . SWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Central.

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#6

Point University

West Point, GA

With a ranking of #6, Point University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Point is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of West Point.

About 81% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Amridge University

Montgomery, AL

Amridge University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, Amridge is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in human development at Amridge, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, NC

Pfeiffer University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Misenheimer, Pfeiffer University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Pfeiffer University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,335.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 8 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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