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

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree 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 16 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in the Plains States Region for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

About 84% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 16% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in human development at K -State, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 4% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 95% of the human development majors at the school.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

#6

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

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Wichita State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human development and family studies programs. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

Women make up 79% of the human development majors at the school.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

Of the 14 students majoring in human development at SMU MN, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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University of Central Missouri 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. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

Of the 9 students majoring in human development at UCM, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Iowa State University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 25% are male.

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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 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 16 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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