2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
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2023 Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for human development majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Child Development & Family Studies
Our analysis found Towson University to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Arcadia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glenside.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of Staten Island CUNY is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Staten Island, CSI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the human development majors at the school.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Baltimore landed the # 5 spot on the list. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.
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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 591 |
| New York | 909 |
| Maryland | 370 |
| New Jersey | 315 |
| District of Columbia | 28 |
| Delaware | 7 |
Human Development & Family Studies Related Majors
One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 8 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.
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