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2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Colleges
$28,310 Avg Salary
$24,037 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human development and family studies was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 42,112 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online 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 Colleges.

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our analysis found SUNY Empire State College to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue an online degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northampton County Area Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.

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The excellent online programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Maryland. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Geneva College is a great place for human development and family studies students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large suburb of Beaver Falls, Geneva is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Canton. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Canton, SUNY Canton is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

With a ranking of #7, Elizabethtown College did quite well on this year’s best schools for human development and family studies students. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.

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Explore the most popular online human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 591
New York 909
Maryland 370
New Jersey 315
District of Columbia 28
Delaware 7

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One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

  • 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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