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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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

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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for human development majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Erikson Institute the most popular school in Illinois for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, The Erikson Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in human development at The Erikson Institute, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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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 Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 96% of the human development majors at the school.

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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 Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large 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 Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in human development at NIU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 80% of the human development majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Northwestern University

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

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Schools 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 5 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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