by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 general human development & family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 8 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree human development and family studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amberton University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Garland, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s human development and family studies students in 2021-2022.
Full Amberton University General Human Development & Family Studies Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hardin - Simmons University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Hardin - Simmons General Human Development & Family Studies Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Woman’s University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Human Development & Family Studies at Texas State University
With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human development and family studies degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Tech
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full The University of Texas at Austin General Human Development & Family Studies Report
With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 masters’s degrees 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%.
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