2021 Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
99Colleges
11,929Bachelor's Degrees
$30,361Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Human Development & Family Studies is the #39th most popular major in the country with 11,929 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
For this year's Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 99 colleges that offer a bachelor's in human development. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human development & family studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human development & family studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 15% Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Union Institute & University has taken the #1 spot in this year's human development & family studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 624 of Union students are exclusively distance learners. About 408 of the students at Union are attending part time.
California State University - East Bay earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,650 part time students in attendance at Cal State East Bay.
Texas Woman's University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at TWU is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 6,914 of TWU students are exclusively distance learners. 7,329 of TWU students are attending part time.
University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best human development & family studies schools for non-traditional students. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs. UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies list.
About 0.9% of UCONN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. 3,257 of UCONN students are attending part time.
Cornell University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca. Cornell also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies rankings.
About 0.4% of Cornell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. 574 of Cornell students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Texas Tech University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies list.
About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. 7,077 students are part time.
Washington State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Wazzu also did well on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. About 4,985 of the students at Wazzu are attending part time.
Virginia Tech earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population. Virginia Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies list.
The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. 2,831 of Virginia Tech students are attending part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Concordia University, Saint Paul. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.4% of Concordia University, Saint Paul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. 1,261 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Iowa State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Iowa State has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies ranking.
The student loan default rate at Iowa State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. About 3,155 of the students at Iowa State are attending part time.
Michigan State University earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies ranking.
About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #12 spot in our 2021 best human development & family studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,213 students at North Dakota State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,437 part time students in attendance at North Dakota State University.
Oregon State University landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best human development & family studies schools for non-traditional students. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis. Oregon State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 10,888 students at Oregon State are exclusively online. About 10,920 of the students at Oregon State are attending part time.
The University of Texas at Austin earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies ranking.
About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. 3,479 of UT Austin students are attending part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Human Development
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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