2025 Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #39 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for human development & family studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 238 bachelor's degrees in human development & family studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on human development & family studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of human development & family studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for human development & family studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor'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 schools for human development & family studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Human Development & Family Studies Schools

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in Alabama

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

Top Alabama Schools for a Bachelor's in Human Development

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

117 Annual Graduates

$30,264 Median Starting Salary

$78,706 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat The University of Alabama if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies. Located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the human development program state that they receive average early career earnings of $30,264.

More information about a bachelor’s in human development & family studies from The University of Alabama

2

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

72 Annual Graduates

$30,502 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies needs to check out Auburn University. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduating, human development bachelor's recipients generally earn about $30,502 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in human development & family studies from Auburn University

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
Florida	225	454
Georgia	224	298
Tennessee	220	174
North Carolina	213	243
Virginia	213	345
South Carolina	195	150
Kentucky	187	62
Louisiana	171	217
Mississippi	169	183
Arkansas	167	88
West Virginia	147	184

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Human Development & Family Studies Related Rankings by Major

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 Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Development & Family Studies	125
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services	67
Early Childhood and Family Studies	23
Child Development	12
Family & Community Services	11

Majors Similar to Human Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Family & Consumer Sciences	165
Textile & Apparel Studies	156
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	153
Family & Consumer Economics	43
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other)	17

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin. More about our data sources and methodologies.