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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Missouri

26 Colleges
$28,260 Avg Salary
$24,952 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 320 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #57 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in Missouri 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.

Check out the human development programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

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

After completing their degree, human development graduates from Missouri State carry an average student debt load of $25,875.

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Out of the 26 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. OTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

While working on their degree, human development majors at OTC accumulate an average of around $18,557 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Missouri. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, human development graduates from Mizzou take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $439.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Missouri list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at UCM take out is $26,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $180, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Three Rivers College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public college with a small student population.

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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, human development graduates from CMU CGES carry an average student debt load of $26,334.

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#7

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis 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. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#8

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, MO

Mineral Area 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Park Hills, MAC is a public school with a small student population.

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Missouri State University - West Plains landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human development and family studies programs. Located in the town of West Plains, Missouri State West Plains is a public college with a small student population.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City 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 large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

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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
Minnesota 232
Kansas 196
Iowa 222
Nebraska 97
North Dakota 192
South Dakota 75

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 26 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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