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

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in human development & family studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #39 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of human development & family studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 121 bachelor's degrees in human development & family studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 bachelor'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 much debt human development & family studies students go into to obtain their bachelor's 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 bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina 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 South Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Human Development

1

Southern Wesleyan University
Central, SC

24 Annual Graduates

$31,326 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies has to take a look at Southern Wesleyan University. Located in the midsize suburb of Central, SWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Human Development & Family Studies bachelor's degree recipients from Southern Wesleyan University get an earnings boost of about $4,860 above the typical earnings of human development & family studies graduates.

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

2

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

16 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies has to check out Winthrop University. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in human development & family studies from Winthrop University

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools 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
Kentucky	187	62
Alabama	184	327
Louisiana	171	217
Mississippi	169	183
Arkansas	167	88
West Virginia	147	184

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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	51
Child Development	35
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services	31
Child Care & Support Services Management	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Family & Consumer Sciences	28
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	19
Housing	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin. More about our data sources and methodologies.