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2026 Highest Paid Human Development Family Studies Grads in Arkansas

[Human Development Family Studies](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-development-family-studies/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The schools below stand out for the salaries their human development family studies graduates go on to command.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where human development family studies graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Human Development Family Studies Grads in Arkansas

2026 Highest Paid Human Development Family Studies Grads in Arkansas

If you want to know which schools send human development family studies graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Human Development Family Studies Graduates

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Harding University
Searcy, AR

$41,883 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in human development family studies, no school beat Harding University this year. Harding University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy. Early-career human development family studies graduates from Harding University make a median of around $41,883 per year.

2

University Of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

$46,816 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Arkansas came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying human development family studies schools. University Of Arkansas is a public school located in the city of Fayetteville. Early-career human development family studies graduates from University Of Arkansas make a median of around $46,816 per year.

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John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR

$41,801 Average Early-Career Salary

John Brown University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying human development family studies schools. John Brown University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs. After graduating, human development family studies degree recipients from John Brown University typically earn about $41,801 annually.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their human development family studies graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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 our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.