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

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of human development & family studies. Combined, these schools handed out 76 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 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 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 Missouri list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Missouri Schools for an Associate in Human Development

1

North Central Missouri College
Trenton, MO

12 Annual Graduates

$26,867 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in human development & family studies needs to check out North Central Missouri College. Located in the town of Trenton, NCMC is a public college with a small student population.

After graduation, human development associate recipients typically earn about $26,867 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in human development & family studies from North Central Missouri College

2

Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO

15 Annual Graduates

$27,003 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Ozarks Technical Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in human development & family studies. OTC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Soon after graduation, human development associate recipients typically make around $27,003 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in human development & family studies from Ozarks Technical Community College

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	151	104
Kansas	146	34
Iowa	116	60
Nebraska	98	38
South Dakota	93	19
North Dakota	92	13

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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	35
Child Care Provider/Assistant	32
Child Development	9

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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