2024 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Human Development & Family Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #97 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of human development & family studies. Combined, these schools handed out 78 master's degrees in human development & family studies to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to human development & family studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other human development & family studies students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for human development & family studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized 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 human development & family studies students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in human development & family studies.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Human Development

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

2 Annual Graduates

University of Utah is a good decision for students pursuing a master's degree in human development & family studies. U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.More information about a master’s in human development & family studies from University of Utah

2

Utah State University
Logan, UT

4 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in human development & family studies needs to look into Utah State University. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in human development & family studies from Utah State University

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development & family studies colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	185	71
Utah	164	6
Idaho	96	1
Montana	90	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human Development

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 8 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Human Development Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services	71
General Human Development & Family Studies	5
Family & Community Services	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Family & Consumer Sciences	19
Human Sciences Business Services	13
Textile & Apparel Studies	10
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	3

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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