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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in South Dakota

5 Colleges
$26,811 Avg Salary
$26,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

With 75 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #36 most popular major in South Dakota.

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The Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Dakota 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for human development majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

On average, human development graduates from South Dakota State take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Sisseton Wahpeton College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Sisseton, Sisseton Wahpeton College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#4

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sinte Gleska University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in South Dakota list. Sinte Gleska University is a small public school located in the rural area of Mission.

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#4

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Sioux Falls. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small 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 Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 320
Minnesota 232
Kansas 196
Iowa 222
Nebraska 97
North Dakota 192

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 5 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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