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Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges
$27,618 Avg Salary
$18,688 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for human development majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue an online degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

After completing their degree, human development graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debtload of $13,506.

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The excellent online programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

After completing their degree, human development graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $16,742.

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#4

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, human development graduates from WSU carry an average student debtload of $17,500.

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Explore the most popular online human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 108
Utah 739
Idaho 584
Montana 3
Wyoming 1

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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 5 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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