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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$29,731 Avg Salary
$25,610 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 714 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #54 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 96% of the human development majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at NIU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $34,217. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $206, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 5% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, human development majors at NLU accumulate an average of around $32,244 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Of the 73 students majoring in human development at UIUC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $434.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

On average, human development graduates from UIC take out $17,520 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Illinois State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,404. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $383.

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#6

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

With a ranking of #6, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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#7

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

Of the 5 students majoring in human development at Bradley, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

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Rockford University

Rockford, IL

Rockford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Rockford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

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#9

North Park University

Chicago, IL

North Park University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree human development and family studies programs. North Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 694
Ohio 597
Indiana 156
Wisconsin 299

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 10 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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