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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

With 591 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #69 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

Our analysis found Arcadia University to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Glenside, Arcadia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Arcadia University Report

#2

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Elizabethtown College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Elizabethtown College Report

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 909
Maryland 370
New Jersey 315
District of Columbia 28
Delaware 7

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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