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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Doctorate

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22 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 42,112 people earned their degree in human development and family studies, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,862 and had an average of $22,387 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,440 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,652 and $21,123 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human development and family studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human development and family studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying human development.

Top 2 Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Doctorate list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s human development degrees to qualified students.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 16,433 students enrolled at TWU, 495 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,466. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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