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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

38 Colleges
$18,645 Avg Salary
$13,773 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human development and family studies was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 42,112 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Check out the human development undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Ocean County Vocational-Technical School the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Toms River, OCVTS is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in human development at OCVTS, 82% are male and 18% are female.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Report

#2

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montgomery College is a large public school located in the city of Rockville.

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#3

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. HCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Columbia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Westchester Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Valhalla, SUNY Westchester Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

Out of the 38 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, County College of Morris landed the # 5 spot on the list. County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 6 students majoring in human development at Community College of Philadelphia, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

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SUNY Schenectady County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Schenectady is a small public school located in the city of Schenectady.

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#10

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 591
New York 909
Maryland 370
New Jersey 315
District of Columbia 28
Delaware 7

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

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 38 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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