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2025 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Utah

5 Colleges in Utah
740 Human Development Degrees Awarded
$32,451 Avg 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.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Utah ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 740 degrees in human development & family studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Human Development & Family Studies School

Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Utah 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.

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Utah list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Human Development & Family Studies in Utah

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.

Top Utah Schools in Human Development

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
300 Human Development Degrees Awarded
$25,342 Median Starting Salary

Brigham Young University - Provo is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in human development & family studies. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 300 human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the human development program earn about $25,342 in the first couple years of working.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
135 Human Development Degrees Awarded
3.0% Growth in Graduates

Utah State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in human development & family studies. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 135 human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. After graduating, human development degree recipients usually make an average of $26,561 in the first five years of their career.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Human Development Degrees Awarded
14.0% Growth in Graduates

Weber State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in human development & family studies. WSU is a very large public university located in the city of Ogden. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.

There were about 50 human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the human development & family studies degree program at Weber State University earn $3,410 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In UT
56 Human Development Degrees Awarded

Southern Utah University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in human development & family studies. Southern Utah University is a large public university located in the remote town of Cedar City. This university ranks 9th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 56 human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
164 Human Development Degrees Awarded
12.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 164 human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, human development degree recipients generally earn about $20,971 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 108
Idaho 219 584
Montana 188 3
Wyoming 162 1

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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
General Human Development & Family Studies 365
Family Systems 185
Family & Community Services 177
Child Development 12
Adult Development & Aging 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 107
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 84
Textile & Apparel Studies 34
General Family & Consumer Sciences 13
Housing 8
Human Sciences Business Services 1

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