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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Arizona

19 Colleges
$37,444 Avg Salary
$19,600 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 149 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #116 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Arizona 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 Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

On average, human development graduates from University of Arizona take out $19,600 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $226.

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Out of the 19 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 19 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Arizona. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

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#5

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rio Salado College is a great place for human development and family studies students. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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Mesa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Arizona ranking. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mesa.

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Arizona Western College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Arizona list. AWC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Yuma.

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Glendale 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 #7 on the list. Glendale Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Glendale.

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With a ranking of #9, Mohave Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. Located in the rural area of Kingman, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Central Arizona 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 #9 on the list. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,478
Oklahoma 436
New Mexico 116

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

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 19 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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