2025 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Florida
4Colleges in Florida
1,910Human Development Degrees Awarded
$32,451Avg Early-Career Salary
Human Development & Family Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #44 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Florida 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 1,910 degrees in human development & family studies annually.
Choosing a Great Human Development & Family Studies School
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. We derive our Best Overall Human Development & Family Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Human Development & Family Studies in Florida
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the human development degrees they offer, see the list below.
Florida State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in human development & family studies. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were about 282 human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, human development degree recipients usually make about $29,690 in the first five years of their career.
University of Florida is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in human development & family studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 133 human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Those human development & family studies students who get their degree from University of Florida receive $5,615 more than the standard human development graduate.
Every student pursuing a degree in human development & family studies needs to look into Florida State College at Jacksonville. Located in the city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 19th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 46 human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at FSCJ in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the human development program make around $31,295 for their early career.
Polk State College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in human development & family studies. Located in the city of Winter Haven, Polk State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 44th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 87 human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at Polk State in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).