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

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$42,243 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in human development at Clemson, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State 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 Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in human development at NC State, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the human development majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Southeast Region . VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #7, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

Of the 5 students majoring in human development at UGA, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate human development and family studies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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#10

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate human development and family studies programs. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 329
Virginia 614
North Carolina 298
Florida 660
Tennessee 375
Kentucky 212
South Carolina 435
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 550
Mississippi 423
West Virginia 328

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 18 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.

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