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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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198 Degrees Awarded
$38,549 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Master’s” 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 42,112 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human development and family studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human development and family studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The human development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Master’s

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

Top 7 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Tech]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human development degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also took the #5 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human development degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,038 of the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU were GI Bill® students, of which 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. To help with additional expenses, 39 students qualified for 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 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/oklahoma-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Master’s list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 64 masters’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, TWU supports 16,433 students, and 495 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 251 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,466. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. TWU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full TWU Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Master’s list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 16 masters’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Texas State supports 37,812 students, and 2,559 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Master’s list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.

UCO also took the #6 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 14,132 students enrolled at University of Central Oklahoma, 934 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,062. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Oklahoma offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full UCO Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Human Development for a Master’s list. UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 135 of the 89,763 students enrolled at UOPX - Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 157 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,437. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UOPX - Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-phoenix-arizona/student-life/veterans/)

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