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Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

15 Colleges
$22,277 Avg Salary
$16,920 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 320 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #57 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Development & Family Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for human development majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Ozarks Technical Community College the most popular school in Missouri for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. OTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Human Development majors at OTC take out an average of $21,793 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - West Plains landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of West Plains, Missouri State West Plains is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, human development majors at Three Rivers College accumulate an average of around $20,376 in student debt.

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#4

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand associate degree programs at Saint Louis Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in Missouri. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Saint Louis Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,723.

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Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, MO

Mineral Area College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the town of Park Hills, MAC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the human development majors at the school.

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St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO

St Charles Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Cottleville, SCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 83% of the human development majors at the school.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Moberly Area Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the town of Moberly, MACC is a public school with a small student population.

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North Central Missouri College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. NCMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Trenton.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 232
Kansas 196
Iowa 222
Nebraska 97
North Dakota 192
South Dakota 75

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 15 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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