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

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 Iowa 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 79 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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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

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.

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

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

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Human Development

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

48 Annual Graduates

$36,364 Median Starting Salary

$25,030 Median Student Debt

Iowa State University is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ames.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the human development program make about $36,364 in their early career salary.

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

2

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

31 Annual Graduates

$32,614 Median Starting Salary

$18,699 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat University of Northern Iowa if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in human development & family studies. UNI is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Cedar Falls.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the human development program report average early career wages of $32,614.

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

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	145
Minnesota	215	71
Kansas	184	115
Nebraska	180	4
North Dakota	149	172
South Dakota	148	56

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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	48
Family & Community Services	31

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Textile & Apparel Studies	85
Family & Consumer Economics	16
General Family & Consumer Sciences	7
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	7

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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