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

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 4 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for human development & family studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 307 bachelor's degrees in human development & family studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Human Development & Family Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of human development & family studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality human development program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

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 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The human development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

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

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Human Development

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

209 Annual Graduates

$33,654 Median Starting Salary

$34,041 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

After graduating, human development bachelor's recipients generally make about $33,654 at the beginning of their careers.

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2

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

42 Annual Graduates

$34,533 Median Starting Salary

University of Virginia - Main Campus is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the human development program make around $34,533 in their early career salary.

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3

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

15 Annual Graduates

$45,140 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat George Mason University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Those human development & family studies students who get their bachelor's degree from George Mason University make $9,038 more than the average human development student.

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4

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

32 Annual Graduates

$31,083 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies has to look into Liberty University. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the human development program report average early career income of $31,083.

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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
South Carolina	195	150
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	265
Child Development	42

Majors Similar to Human Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	296
Human Sciences Business Services	87
Textile & Apparel Studies	35
General Family & Consumer Sciences	24
Family & Consumer Economics	7
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other)	5

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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