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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Alabama” 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 Alabama, there were 828 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,116 and $24,625 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human development and family studies. That schools that top this list have a program in human development and family studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama 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 Alabama list. Amridge 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miles College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama. Fairfield, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s human development degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, H Councill Trenholm State Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human development degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama. Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mobile landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Mobile is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Mobile Human Development & Family Studies Report
Samford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 35 degrees to qualified ’s human development students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Bishop State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #7. Bishop State Community College is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Full Bishop State Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report
Wallace Community College, Dothan did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #8. Wallace Community College, Dothan is a small school located in Dothan, Alabama that handed out 68 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Wallace Community College, Dothan
The University of Alabama came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama ranking. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 168 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at UA
Lurleen B Wallace Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Andalusia, Alabama, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s human development students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Gadsden State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama list. GSCC is a small public school situated in Gadsden, Alabama. It awarded 20 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 110 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Auburn University
With a ranking of #13, Snead State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama list. Snead State Community College is a public institution located in Boaz, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Snead State Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report
Shelton State Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama list. Shelton State Community College is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Full Shelton State Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report
Oakwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #15. Oakwood is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Northwest-Shoals Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama ranking. Northwest-Shoals Community College is a small school located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama that handed out 28 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Union State Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama list. Southern Union State Community College is a small school located in Wadley, Alabama that handed out 34 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Union State Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report
Jefferson State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #18. Jefferson State Community College is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, Bevill State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama list. Located in Jasper, Alabama, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified ’s human development students in 2020-2021.
Full Bevill State Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report
Northeast Alabama Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama list. Northeast is located in Rainsville, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #21, Enterprise State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama list. Enterprise State Community College is located in Enterprise, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Enterprise State Community College
Wallace State Community College, Hanceville came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama ranking. Wallace State, Hanceville is located in Hanceville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Full Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Human Development & Family Studies Report
University of North Alabama landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 5 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, John C Calhoun State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Alabama list. Tanner, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human development degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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