by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate” 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.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 129 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 36 colleges that offer a degree in human development and family studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in human development and family studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 36 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human development degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Woman’s University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate list. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Full Capella University Human Development & Family Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Iowa State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fielding Graduate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate list. Fielding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Fielding
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Human Development & Family Studies Report
Virginia Tech landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 5 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Virginia Tech
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #7. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human development degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Clemson University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 94%.
Full Clemson University Human Development & Family Studies Report
Tufts University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Tufts University
University of Kentucky landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s human development 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 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at University of Kentucky
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s human development students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Montclair State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate list. Montclair State is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Montclair State
University of California - Davis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at UC Davis
Auburn University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate list. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Auburn University Human Development & Family Studies Report
Oregon State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #15. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Oregon State
University of Rochester came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 3 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full University of Rochester Human Development & Family Studies Report
Washington State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #18. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Washington State University
Utah State University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Tech University
With a ranking of #18, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northwestern University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Michigan State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Michigan State
Syracuse University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 2 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Syracuse University Human Development & Family Studies Report
Mississippi State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Mississippi State Human Development & Family Studies Report
University of Georgia came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Development Major for a Doctorate ranking. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 2 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at University of Georgia
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