2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region

A doctor's degree in human development and family studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #107 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 doctor's degrees in human development and family studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Human Development & Family Studies School for Your Doctor's Degree

The human development doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality human development and family studies program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for human development and family studies.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in human development and family studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Human Development Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#3 Best Quality In TX

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in human development and family studies has to take a look at Texas Woman's University. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in human development and family studies in Texas.

There were roughly 16 human development and family studies students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in human development and family studies from Texas Woman’s University

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Texas Tech University is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in human development and family studies. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in human development and family studies in Texas.

There were about 4 human development and family studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in human development and family studies from Texas Tech University

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

The University of Texas at Austin is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in human development and family studies. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human development and family studies in Texas.

There were roughly 2 human development and family studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in human development and family studies from The University of Texas at Austin

 

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	161	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human Development

One of 7 majors within the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences area of study, Human Development & Family Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Human Development Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Development & Family Studies	14
Child development	8

Majors Similar to Human Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Family & Consumer Sciences	5
Family & Consumer Economics	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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