by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Human Development & Family Studies is the 44th most popular major in the country with 42,112 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,862 and had an average of $22,387 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 15,471 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,775 and $18,397 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,737 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 122 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human development and family studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in human development and family studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree human development students.
Out of the 122 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Taft College landed the #1 spot on the list. Taft College is a small public school situated in Taft, California. It awarded 38 associates’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Woodland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Woodland, California, this small public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified associates’s human development students in 2020-2021.
Full Woodland Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Canada College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region. Canada College is located in Redwood City, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 122 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Porterville College landed the #4 spot on the list. Porterville College is a public institution located in Porterville, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 122 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Barstow Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Barstow Community College is a small school located in Barstow, California that handed out 33 associates’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Barstow Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report
With a ranking of #6, Rio Hondo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region list. Rio Hondo College is a fairly large public school situated in Whittier, California. It awarded 180 associates’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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Los Angeles Trade Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 66 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles Valley College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Valley Glen, California, and it awarded 126 associates’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Los Angeles Valley College Human Development & Family Studies Report
College of the Desert landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Palm Desert, California, this fairly large public school handed out 67 diplomas to qualified associates’s human development students in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Desert Human Development & Family Studies Report
Modesto Junior College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Modesto, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human development degrees to 110 students in 2020-2021.
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Yuba College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region list. Marysville, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human development degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
Compton College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Compton, California, this small public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s human development students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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East Los Angeles College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. East Los Angeles College is a public institution located in Monterey Park, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 252 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at East Los Angeles College
With a ranking of #14, Mendocino College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region list. Mendocino College is a small public school situated in Ukiah, California. It awarded 22 associates’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Mendocino College
Skyline College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Skyline College is a public institution located in San Bruno, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Skyline College Human Development & Family Studies Report
Los Angeles Mission College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles Mission College is a medium-sized school located in Sylmar, California that handed out 61 associates’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Sonora, California, and it awarded 15 associates’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia College Human Development & Family Studies Report
Cuyamaca College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in El Cajon, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified associates’s human development students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Cuyamaca College
West Los Angeles College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region list. West LA College is a medium-sized school located in Culver City, California that handed out 60 associates’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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El Camino College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region list. El Camino College is located in Torrance, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 100 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.
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San Bernardino Valley College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Bernardino, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified associates’s human development students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at San Bernardino Valley College
College of the Sequoias landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Sequoias is located in Visalia, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.
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Merced College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region list. Merced Community College District is located in Merced, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.
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Citrus College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Citrus College is a medium-sized school located in Glendora, California that handed out 122 associates’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cerritos College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school situated in Norwalk, California. It awarded 118 associates’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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