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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Colorado

8 Colleges
$33,956 Avg Salary
$20,866 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #110 most popular major in Colorado with 108 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Colorado 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for human development majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Out of the 8 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mesa University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

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#3

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arapahoe Community College is a great place for human development and family studies students. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Littleton.

After completing their degree, human development graduates from Arapahoe Community College carry an average student debt load of $18,731.

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#4

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aims Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO

The excellent programs at Morgan Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Colorado. Morgan Community College is a small public school located in the town of Fort Morgan.

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Human Development majors at Colorado State take out an average of $23,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $383, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Northern Colorado came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Colorado ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

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Northeastern Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Sterling, NJC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 8 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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