2024 Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

General Human Development & Family Studies is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #56 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 173 bachelor's degrees in general human development & family studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Human Development & Family Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The human development and family studies bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality human development and family studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 bachelor'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 bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Human Development & Family Studies Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Human Development & Family Studies in Louisiana

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general human development & family studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Human Development and Family Studies

1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general human development & family studies needs to check out Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Louisiana State University is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.More information about a bachelor’s in general human development & family studies from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

50 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general human development & family studies needs to look into Louisiana Tech University. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general human development & family studies from Louisiana Tech University

3

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

45 Annual Graduates

University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general human development & family studies. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Lafayette.More information about a bachelor’s in general human development & family studies from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

4

Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA

49 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Northwestern State University of Louisiana if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general human development & family studies. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general human development & family studies from Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Best General Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	331
Tennessee	460	80
North Carolina	453	106
Georgia	453	249
Virginia	421	295
South Carolina	370	55
Kentucky	331	53
Alabama	320	169
Arkansas	294	53
Mississippi	275	52
West Virginia	223	4

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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	35
Family & Community Services	9

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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