2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Human Development & Family Studies is the 41st most popular major in the country with 41,651 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,032 and had an average of $24,110 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,509 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,656 and $25,252 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in human development and family studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human development and family studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree human development students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

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#2

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,065 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human development degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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