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

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #72 most popular major in Minnesota with 232 degrees and certificates awarded 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Minnesota 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Saint Paul the most popular school in Minnesota for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in Minnesota. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 320
Kansas 196
Iowa 222
Nebraska 97
North Dakota 192
South Dakota 75

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 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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