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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Human Development Major in Mississippi for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 42,112 people earned their degree in human development and family studies, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States. 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 Mississippi, there were 734 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,958 and $23,428 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,248 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Human Development Major in Mississippi for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in human development and family studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular human development and family studies programs in the United States.
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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 “Most Well Attended Human Development Major in Mississippi for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Human Development Major in Mississippi for a Master’s”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in Mississippi for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 9 masters’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at University of Southern Mississippi
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in Mississippi for a Master’s. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 6 masters’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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 University Human Development & Family Studies Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in Mississippi for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tougaloo College landed the #3 spot on the list. Tougaloo is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tougaloo, Mississippi. It awarded 1 masters’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Tougaloo College
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