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 has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 181 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 Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in human development & family studies. That schools that top this list have a program in human development & family studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree human development students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amberton University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Garland, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s human development degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lubbock Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s human development degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at LCU
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 65 masters’s human development 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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #4 spot on the list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s human development degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Hardin - Simmons
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s human development students 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%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at OSU
Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 5 masters’s human development degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 masters’s human development degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at University of Central Oklahoma
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s human development 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 more about Human Development & Family Studies at Texas State
With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s human development degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, 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 85%.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Tech University
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s human development students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.
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 more about Human Development & Family Studies at University of Phoenix - Arizona
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’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%.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at The University of Texas at Austin
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 0 masters’s human development 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 full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong
University of North Texas ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 64 masters’s human development degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Human Development & Family Studies at UNT
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