Human Development and Family Studies General

A general program that focuses on basic human developmental and behavioral characteristics of the individual within the context of the family. Includes instruction in the conditions that influence human growth and development; strategies that promote growth and development across the life span; and the study of family systems.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 170 institutions across the United States, with a total of 25007 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

366

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

7,170

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

580

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

120

degrees awarded

Other Awards

16,686

awards given

Top Schools for Human Development and Family Studies General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	2,250
2	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	1,023
3	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	765
4	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	654
5	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	648
6	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	552
7	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	528
8	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	489
9	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	468
10	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	450
11	University of Georgia Athens, GA	444
12	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	438
13	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	429
14	Washington State University Pullman, WA	411
15	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	405
16	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	381
17	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	360
18	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	354
19	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	336
20	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	333
21	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	330
22	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	330
23	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	324
24	University of Houston Houston, TX	306
25	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	303
26	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	303
27	Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY	297
28	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	297
29	Utah State University Logan, UT	297
30	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	288
31	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	282
32	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	282
33	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	279
34	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	279
35	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	276
36	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	273
37	Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA	261
38	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	252
39	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	237
40	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	207
41	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	207
42	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	204
43	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	198
44	Iowa State University Ames, IA	195
45	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	180
46	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	171
47	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	171
48	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	165
49	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	159
50	University of Maine Orono, ME	156
51	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	156
52	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	153
53	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	150
54	University of North Texas Denton, TX	150
55	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	147
56	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	144
57	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	144
58	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	138
59	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM	135
60	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	132
61	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	129
62	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	129
63	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	117
64	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	108
65	Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA	100
66	Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara, CA	99
67	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	99
68	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	99
69	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	99
70	Illinois State University Normal, IL	96
71	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	96
72	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	90
73	Samford University Birmingham, AL	87
74	Baylor University Waco, TX	87
75	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	84
76	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	78
77	Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN	78
78	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	78
79	Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK	75
80	San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX	74
81	Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC	72
82	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	72
83	The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX	72
84	Anderson University Anderson, SC	66
85	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	66
86	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	63
87	Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX	63
88	Amberton University Garland, TX	60
89	University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	60
90	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	57
91	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	54
92	Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA	51
93	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	51
94	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	48
95	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	48
96	Western Texas College Snyder, TX	48
97	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	48
98	Howard University Washington, DC	48
99	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	45
100	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	42