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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois

55 Colleges
$33,472 Avg Salary
$24,066 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 714 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #54 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 55 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named National Louis University the most popular school in Illinois for human development and family studies students. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, human development graduates from NLU carry an average student debt load of $35,002.

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Out of the 55 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

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Out of the 55 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Human Development majors at NIU take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $206, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William Rainey Harper College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois list. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College is a great place for human development and family studies students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois list. Harold Washington College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

After completing their degree, human development graduates from UIUC carry an average student debt load of $17,850. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $434.

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With a ranking of #8, Moraine Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. MVCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palos Hills.

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#9

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human development and family studies programs. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Harry S Truman College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 694
Ohio 597
Indiana 156
Wisconsin 299

One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 26 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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