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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human development and family studies was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 42,112 degrees and certificates were handed out 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

#1

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found Erikson Institute to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, The Erikson Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Union Institute & University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Toledo is a large public school located in the city of Toledo.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 694
Ohio 597
Illinois 714
Indiana 156
Wisconsin 299

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 7 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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