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2024 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Nebraska

3 Colleges in Nebraska
161 Human Development Degrees Awarded
$34,462 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in human development & family studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #44 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for human development & family studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 161 degrees in human development & family studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Human Development & Family Studies School

Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Nebraska The human development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Human Development & Family Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for human development & family studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Human Development & Family Studies Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Human Development
Master's Degrees in Human Development

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Nebraska ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Human Development & Family Studies in Nebraska

The schools below may not offer all types of human development degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Nebraska Schools in Human Development

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Human Development Degrees Awarded
$41,644 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in human development & family studies has to look into University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a very large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Human Development & Family Studies degree recipients from University of Nebraska - Lincoln earn a boost of about $7,182 above the typical earnings of human development & family studies graduates.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$26,716 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in human development & family studies has to check out Metropolitan Community College. MCC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Omaha. This college ranks 6th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were about 14 human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the human development program earn about $26,716 in the first couple years of working.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$20,473 Median Starting Salary
$19,651 Median Student Debt

Southeast Community College Area is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in human development & family studies. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 11th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were about 11 human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the human development program make about $20,473 in the first couple years of their career.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 230
Missouri 283 320
Kansas 266 195
Iowa 264 218
North Dakota 210 192
South Dakota 204 75

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Human Development & Family Studies is one of 8 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Human Development Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Child Care & Support Services Management 102
General Human Development & Family Studies 38
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services 16
Child Care Provider/Assistant 4
Family Systems 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Family & Consumer Economics 185
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 174
Textile & Apparel Studies 33
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 13
General Family & Consumer Sciences 11

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