by our College Data Analytics Team
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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The following schools top our list of the Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges 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 city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 1.4% of Union students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 624 students at Union are exclusively online. 408 of Union students 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 college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at California State University - East Bay
Texas Woman's University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly 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 students at TWU are exclusively online. There are roughly 7,329 part time students in attendance at TWU.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Woman’s University
University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best human development & family studies schools for non-traditional students. UCONN is a very 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 students are part time.
Cornell University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. Cornell also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. 574 of Cornell students are attending part time.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Cornell University Report
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 of Texas Tech students are attending part time.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Tech University Report
Washington State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,985 part time students in attendance at Wazzu.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Washington State University
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 fairly 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.
About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Concordia University, Saint Paul. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Concordia University, Saint Paul is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 3,352 of Concordia University, Saint Paul students are exclusively distance learners. 1,261 students are part time.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Concordia University, Saint Paul
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 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.
About 0.7% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Iowa State University
Michigan State University earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school 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 city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly 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.
About 1.1% of North Dakota State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,213 students at North Dakota State University that take at least one class online. About 2,437 of the students at North Dakota State University are attending part time.
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 student loan default rate at Oregon State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. 10,920 students are part time.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Oregon State University Report
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 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.
The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at The University of Texas at Austin
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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.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Colorado State University - Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO |
| 16 | Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus | University Park, PA |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin - Stout | Menomonie, WI |
| 18 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 19 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
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Footnotes
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