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Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

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

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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college 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 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 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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