2025 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in human development & family studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #97 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of human development & family studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 161 master's degrees in human development & family studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

The human development master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality human development program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to human development & family studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other human development & family studies students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for human development & family studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human development & family studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for human development & family studies students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for human development & family studies students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Human Development

1

University of La Verne
La Verne, CA

57 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of La Verne if you want to pursue a master's degree in human development & family studies. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in human development & family studies from University of La Verne

2

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in human development & family studies has to take a look at Eastern Washington University. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in human development & family studies from Eastern Washington University

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Pacific Oaks College
Pasadena, CA

33 Annual Graduates

$53,657 Median Starting Salary

Pacific Oaks College is a good decision for students pursuing a master's degree in human development & family studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Pacific Oaks College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the human development program state that they receive average early career earnings of $53,657.

More information about a master’s in human development & family studies from Pacific Oaks College

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development & family studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	140
Washington	183	0
Oregon	158	21
Nevada	105	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human Development

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	71
Child Development	54
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services	21
Child Care & Support Services Management	13
Family Systems	1
Family & Community Services	1

Majors Similar to Human Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	29
General Family & Consumer Sciences	24
Textile & Apparel Studies	13

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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