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2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
209 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 41,651 people earned their degree in human development and family studies, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 209 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human development and family studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human development and family studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 79 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’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 TWU are $14,962.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Austin Human Development & Family Studies Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 25 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

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 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Texas State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified masters’s human development students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Human Development & Family Studies Report

Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Durant, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $11,178, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 32 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #8 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Human Development & Family Studies Report

University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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