by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Human Development & Family Studies is the 44th most popular major in the country with 41,177 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , human development & family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $28,944 and had an average of $22,761 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,332 human development & family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,804 and $23,433 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 human development & family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in human development & family studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in human development & family studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, 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 96%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Human Development & Family Studies Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s human development 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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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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 120 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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