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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ozarks Technical Community College is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. OTC is a large public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at OTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,986.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the human development majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Hawkeye Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Plains States Region . Hawkeye Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Waterloo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at DMACC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,142.

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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 places for human development and family studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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Moberly Area Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Moberly, MACC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Pine Technical & Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the town of Pine City.

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Northeast Iowa Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, human development majors at NICC accumulate an average of around $14,037 in student debt.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 320
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.

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 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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