2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Human Development & Family Studies is the #46 most popular major in the country with 42,112 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 94 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found El Camino College to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public college with a large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 6% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cabrillo College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Santa Monica College is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. SMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.
About 97% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 3% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Citrus College is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Citrus College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Glendora.
Women make up 98% of the human development majors at the school.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Citrus College Report
Out of the 94 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Porterville College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Porterville College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Porterville.
Cerritos College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cerritos College is a large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk.
Women make up 98% of the human development majors at the school.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Cerritos College Report
Cerro Coso Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Ridgecrest, Cerro Coso Community College is a public school with a small student population.
College of the Desert came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Palm Desert, College of the Desert is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 98% of the human development majors at the school.
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Cuesta College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cuesta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Women make up 92% of the human development majors at the school.
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Riverside City College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate human development and family studies programs. Located in the large city of Riverside, Riverside City College is a public college with a large student population.
On average, human development graduates from Riverside City College take out $12,864 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Riverside City College
Los Angeles Mission College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles Mission College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sylmar.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Los Angeles Mission College
Pasadena City College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pasadena City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pasadena.
Women make up 94% of the human development majors at the school.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Pasadena City College
San Joaquin Delta College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Delta is a fairly large public school located in the city of Stockton.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at San Joaquin Delta College
With a ranking of #13, Santa Ana College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a very large student population.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, human development graduates from SAC carry an average student debt load of $13,627.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Merritt College | Oakland, CA |
| 16 | Modesto Junior College | Modesto, CA |
| 17 | Bakersfield College | Bakersfield, CA |
| 17 | Saddleback College | Mission Viejo, CA |
Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 6,606 |
| Washington | 297 |
| Oregon | 483 |
| Nevada | 174 |
| Hawaii | 69 |
| Alaska | 29 |
Majors Related to Human Development
Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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