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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the human development master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found Erikson Institute to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, The Erikson Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 9% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in human development at NLU, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 91% of the human development majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois 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 Great Lakes Region . Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Northern Illinois University

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Michigan 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 Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Eastern Michigan University Report

#6

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

Edgewood College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

About 88% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 13% are male.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human development and family studies programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #10, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 5 students majoring in human development at Northwestern, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Northwestern University Report

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 694
Ohio 597
Illinois 714
Indiana 156
Wisconsin 299

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

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 20 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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