2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in Mississippi

Human Development & Family Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #37 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 179 bachelor's degrees in human development and family studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Human Development & Family Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The human development bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in Mississippi ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for human development and family studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for human development and family studies.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in Mississippi

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in human development and family studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Human Development Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

107 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Southern Mississippi if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in human development and family studies. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the city of Hattiesburg. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in human development and family studies in Mississippi.

There were about 107 human development and family studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the human development program report average early career earnings of $21,800.

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2

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

48 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in human development and family studies needs to take a look at Mississippi State University. Mississippi State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mississippi State. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in human development and family studies in Mississippi.

There were roughly 48 human development and family studies students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MS

$36,816 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in human development and family studies needs to look into Alcorn State University. Located in the rural area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in human development and family studies in Mississippi.

There were roughly 11 human development and family studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Alcorn State in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MS

Mississippi University for Women is a popular option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in human development and family studies. Located in the town of Columbus, MUW is a public university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in human development and family studies in Mississippi.

There were approximately 8 human development and family studies students who graduated with this degree at MUW in the most recent data year.

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5

Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, MS

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the medium-sized city of Tougaloo, Tougaloo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 5 human development and family studies students who graduated with this degree at Tougaloo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	220	246
Florida	214	378
Tennessee	209	180
North Carolina	207	362
Virginia	206	366
South Carolina	188	81
Alabama	183	280
Kentucky	177	99
Arkansas	164	84
Louisiana	163	222
West Virginia	142	197

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Human Development & Family Studies Related Rankings by Major

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Human Development Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Family Systems	113
General Human Development & Family Studies	48
Child development	18

Majors Similar to Human Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Textile & Apparel Studies	40
General Family & Consumer Sciences	23
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	1

Notes and References

• 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).
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