2025 Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Florida

If you pursue a associate degree in human development & family studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #17 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for human development & family studies students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 56 associate degrees in human development & family studies to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 associate 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 much debt human development & family studies students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 colleges for human development & family studies students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Florida list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in Florida

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for human development & family studies students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Florida Schools for an Associate in Human Development

1

Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

41 Annual Graduates

$31,295 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Florida State College at Jacksonville if you want to pursue an associate degree in human development & family studies. Located in the city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a very large student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the human development program earn around $31,295 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in human development & family studies from Florida State College at Jacksonville

2

Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL

15 Annual Graduates

Polk State College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in human development & family studies. Located in the small city of Winter Haven, Polk State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in human development & family studies from Polk State College

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	222
Georgia	121	4
North Carolina	120	6
Arkansas	105	61
Tennessee	102	130
Virginia	97	240
West Virginia	92	144
Kentucky	90	136
Louisiana	80	95
South Carolina	77	221
Alabama	69	172

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human Development

One of 8 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
Child Care & Support Services Management	56

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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