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

73 Colleges
$25,006 Avg Salary
$22,449 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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 73 schools in the Southeast 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 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for human development and family studies students. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at American Military University take out is $27,568.

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Out of the 73 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Crescent Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

After completing their degree, human development graduates from Southern Crescent Technical College carry an average student debtload of $26,325.

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Out of the 73 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Marietta.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a small public school located in the suburb of Clearwater.

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The excellent online programs at Hazard Community and Technical College 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 . Located in the remote town of Hazard, Hazard Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Columbus Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human development and family studies programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Somerset Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for human development and family studies students. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Somerset.

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#8

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Stanly Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human development and family studies programs. Located in the town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Albany Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for human development and family studies students. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Human Development majors at UNC Greensboro take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. 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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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for online Child Development & Family Studies students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY
12 Lanier Technical College Oakwood, GA
13 Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA
14 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA

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 25 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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