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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Arkansas

21 Colleges
$23,024 Avg Salary
$22,599 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

With 184 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #43 most popular major in Arkansas.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Arkansas to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Colleges.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the most popular school in Arkansas for human development and family studies students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, human development majors at UARK accumulate an average of around $22,250 in student debt.

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Out of the 21 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton is a great place for human development and family studies students. UACCM is a small public school located in the town of Morrilton.

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#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The excellent programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Arkansas. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. Located in the town of Monticello, UAM is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

With a ranking of #7, John Brown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

While working on their degree, human development majors at JBU accumulate an average of around $22,947 in student debt.

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#8

Southeast Arkansas College

Pine Bluff, AR

Southeast Arkansas College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Arkansas list. SEARK College is a small public school located in the city of Pine Bluff.

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#9

Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

Ozarka College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human development and family studies programs. Located in the rural area of Melbourne, Ozarka College is a public college with a small student population.

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NorthWest Arkansas Community 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 #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 329
Virginia 614
North Carolina 298
Florida 660
Tennessee 375
Kentucky 212
South Carolina 435
Louisiana 315
Alabama 550
Mississippi 423
West Virginia 328

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 21 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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