2024 Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a doctor's degree in general human development & family studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #165 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general human development & family studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 doctor's degrees in general human development & family studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general human development & family studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general human development & family studies students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general human development & family studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general human development & family studies students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Human Development & Family Studies Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general human development & family studies.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Human Development and Family Studies

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general human development & family studies. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a doctorate in general human development & family studies from Michigan State University

2

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general human development & family studies has to take a look at Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general human development & family studies from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best General Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best general human development & family studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	257	2
Ohio	253	7
Indiana	202	1

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General Human Development & Family Studies Related Rankings by Major

General Human Development & Family Studies is one of 10 different types of Human Development & Family Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services	2
Adult Development & Aging	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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