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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in human development at CU Anschutz, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 108
Utah 739
Idaho 584
Montana 3
Wyoming 1

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin.

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