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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region

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In 2021-2022, 9,134 people earned their degree in general human development & family studies, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,124 general human development & family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 958 general human development & family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in general human development & family studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general human development & family studies.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students.

Top 21 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at Southern Nazarene University

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Bacone College
Muskogee, Oklahoma

Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bacone College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bacone College is a small school located in Muskogee, Oklahoma that handed out 0 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2021-2022.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development and family studies students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 132 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #6, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at Abilene Christian University

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 35 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus General Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

With a ranking of #8, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 99 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Houston General Human Development & Family Studies Report

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees to 158 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Human Development & Family Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 111 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Oklahoma Christian University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. OC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full OC General Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Baylor University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 34 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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University of North Texas ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees to 64 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNT General Human Development & Family Studies Report

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development and family studies students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UCO General Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Howard Payne University
Brownwood, Texas

Howard Payne University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Brownwood, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas Woman’s University General Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Lamar University General Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Tarleton is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 35 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Houston Baptist University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Houston Baptist University General Human Development & Family Studies Report

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Human Development & Family Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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