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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

28 Colleges
$27,618 Avg Salary
$18,688 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies 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.

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Colleges.

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

After completing their degree, human development graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debt load of $13,506.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at BYU take out is $12,002.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at USU take out is $16,742.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, human development graduates from WSU take out $17,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human development and family studies programs. Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Littleton.

Human Development majors at Arapahoe Community College take out an average of $18,731 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

With a ranking of #9, Southern Utah University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Aims Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human development and family studies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies schools 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 28 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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