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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Nebraska

9 Colleges
$34,462 Avg Salary
$24,945 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #73 most popular major in Nebraska with 97 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Nebraska 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

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the most popular school in Nebraska for human development and family studies students. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for human development and family studies students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great place for human development and family studies students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Human Development majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $19,651 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Wayne State 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 distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

Mid-Plains 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. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the town of North Platte.

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Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Concordia University, Nebraska Report

Nebraska Indian Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the rural area of Macy, NICC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 320
Minnesota 232
Kansas 196
Iowa 222
North Dakota 192
South Dakota 75

One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Human Development

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 9 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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