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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

8 Colleges
$30,652 Avg Salary
$21,123 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

Human Development & Family Studies is the #111 most popular major in the country with 1,589 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for human development majors pursuing a .

Top Southwest Region Schools in Child Development & Family Studies

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for human development and family studies students. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for human development and family studies students. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #7 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 148
Arizona 31
Oklahoma 45

One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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