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

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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

With 184 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #43 most popular major in Arkansas.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arkansas 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.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Arkansas. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in human development at UARK, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#2

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.

Women make up 90% of the human development majors at the school.

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#3

Harding University

Searcy, AR

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in Arkansas. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ouachita Baptist University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Ouachita Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in human development at Ouachita Baptist, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#5

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Henderson State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in Arkansas. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 329
Virginia 614
North Carolina 298
Florida 660
Tennessee 375
Kentucky 212
South Carolina 435
Louisiana 315
Alabama 550
Mississippi 423
West Virginia 328

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin.

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