by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southeast region, there were 12,074 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,006 and $22,449 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 199 colleges that offer a degree in human development and family studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their human development and family studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The human development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region human development students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amridge University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Amridge University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shorter College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Shorter College is located in N Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Shorter College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region. Point is located in West Point, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miles College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region. Miles College is a small school located in Fairfield, Alabama that handed out 18 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Virginia University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region. SVU is a small school located in Buena Vista, Virginia that handed out 17 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Benedict College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Benedict College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 12 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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Converse College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified ’s human development students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Converse College
Voorhees College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Voorhees College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Denmark, South Carolina. It awarded 5 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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Berea College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Berea College is located in Berea, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Southern Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Central, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified ’s human development students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Southern Wesleyan University
With a ranking of #11, Eastern Shore Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Melfa, Virginia, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified ’s human development students in 2020-2021.
Williamsburg Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Kingstree, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Williamsburg Technical College Human Development & Family Studies Report
Grambling State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Grambling, Louisiana, and it awarded 35 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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Paul D Camp Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Franklin, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human development degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
Full Paul D Camp Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report
H Councill Trenholm State Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. H Councill Trenholm State Community College is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwest Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Summit, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified ’s human development students in 2020-2021.
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John Brown University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. John Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Denmark Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Denmark, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human development degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Denmark Technical College Human Development & Family Studies Report
With a ranking of #19, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human development degrees to 122 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at University of Southern Mississippi
East Central Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. East Central Community College is a small public school situated in Decatur, Mississippi. It awarded 19 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Central Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report
Nunez Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Nunez Community College is located in Chalmette, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Nunez Community College
Tougaloo College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tougaloo is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tougaloo, Mississippi. It awarded 4 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern is a small public school situated in Mount Gay, West Virginia. It awarded 21 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Winthrop University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Winthrop University is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
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Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. LSCC - Birmingham Campus is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Not only did these schools make the top 30 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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