2025 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 master's degrees in human development & family studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in Missouri

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

Top Missouri Schools for a Master's in Human Development

1

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

17 Annual Graduates

$47,426 Median Starting Salary

University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in human development & family studies. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Master's recipients from the human development & family studies major at University of Missouri - Columbia make $3,734 above the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in human development & family studies from University of Missouri - Columbia

2

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, MO

19 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Missouri State University - Springfield if you wish to pursue a master's degree in human development & family studies. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in human development & family studies from Missouri State University - Springfield

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	174	44
Iowa	154	8
Kansas	149	46
Nebraska	123	55
North Dakota	115	7
South Dakota	89	0

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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	26
Child Development	19

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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