2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in Kentucky

A master's degree in human development and family studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #93 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the most popular for human development and family studies students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 master's degrees in human development and family studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for human development and family studies.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in Kentucky

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

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

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Kentucky if you want to pursue a master's degree in human development and family studies. UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in human development and family studies in Kentucky. More information about a master’s in human development and family studies from University of Kentucky

2

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in human development and family studies needs to check out Western Kentucky University. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in human development and family studies in Kentucky. More information about a master’s in human development and family studies from Western Kentucky University

 

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	82
Georgia	186	6
Virginia	175	16
North Carolina	167	21
Tennessee	156	63
Alabama	147	42
South Carolina	141	33
Louisiana	140	0
Mississippi	120	14
Arkansas	119	48

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human Development

One of 7 majors within the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences area of study, Human Development & Family Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Human Development Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Development & Family Studies	8
Family & Community Services	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	10
Textile & Apparel Studies	7

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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