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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor'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.

Check out the human development doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for human development and family studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Capella University Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Iowa State University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 320
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.

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 3 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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