2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

A doctor's degree in human development and family studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #107 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the most popular for human development and family studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 19 doctor's degrees in human development and family studies to qualified students.

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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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality human development and family studies program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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 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.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in human development and family studies.

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

1

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NJ

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in human development and family studies has to check out Montclair State University. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human development and family studies in New Jersey.

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

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2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Maryland - College Park if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in human development and family studies. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. 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 Maryland.

There were roughly 4 human development and family studies students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DE

#1 Best Quality In DE

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in human development and family studies needs to take a look at University of Delaware. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. 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 Delaware.

There were roughly 3 human development and family studies students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Syracuse University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in human development and family studies. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in human development and family studies in New York.

There were approximately 2 human development and family studies students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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4

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Cornell University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in human development and family studies. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human development and family studies in New York.

There were roughly 2 human development and family studies students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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6

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

#3 Most Popular In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester. More information about a doctorate in human development and family studies from University of Rochester

 

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	7
Pennsylvania	176	8
Maryland	114	5
New Jersey	113	7
Delaware	43	2

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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	15
Family & Community Services	4

Majors Similar to Human Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
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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