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

16 Colleges
$30,775 Avg Salary
$18,397 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Fresno Pacific University to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue an online degree in the Far Western US Region . Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

While working on their degree, human development majors at Fresno Pacific accumulate an average of around $23,000 in student debt.

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#3

Merced College

Merced, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merced College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Merced Community College District is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Merced.

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#4

Taft College

Taft, CA

The excellent online programs at Taft College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of Taft, Taft College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lane Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

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#6

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human development and family studies programs. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Hope International University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human development and family studies students. Hope is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

On average, human development graduates from Hope take out $30,238 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Alaska Anchorage came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

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With a ranking of #10, Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program did quite well on this year’s best schools for human development and family studies students. Located in the large city of Portland, Warner Pacific College ADP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Human Development majors at Warner Pacific College ADP take out an average of $38,539 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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 16 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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