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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

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

Human Development & Family Studies is the #46 most popular major in the country with 42,112 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 36 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the most popular school in the United States for human development and family studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 93% of the human development majors at the school.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 9% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

About 70% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#4

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fielding Graduate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

About 89% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 11% are male.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Fielding Graduate University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the United States. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 71% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree human development and family studies programs. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 6 students majoring in human development at UT Austin, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Virginia Tech Report

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

About 60% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#9

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

Of the 4 students majoring in human development at Montclair State, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Montclair State University Report

#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in human development at Tufts, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Human Development

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 26 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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