2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in California

Human Development & Family Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #107 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 doctor'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 Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in human development matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of human development and family studies students usually has them for a 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.

More Ways to Rank Human Development & Family Studies Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for human development and family studies.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in California

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for human development and family studies students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Human Development Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara, CA

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in human development and family studies has to check out Fielding Graduate University. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

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

More information about a doctorate in human development and family studies from Fielding Graduate University

2

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Davis is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in human development and family studies. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human development and family studies in California.

There were about 4 human development and family studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in human development and family studies from University of California - Davis

3

Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Loma Linda University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in human development and family studies. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Loma Linda. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in human development and family studies in California.

There were about 2 human development and family studies students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in human development and family studies from Loma Linda University

 

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	115	3
Oregon	102	5

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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
General Human Development & Family Studies	12
Family Systems	2

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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