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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$42,736 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Development & Family Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for human development majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Texas Woman’s University to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in human development at TWU, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Women make up 92% of the human development majors at the school.

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#3

Amberton University

Garland, TX

Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amberton University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Garland, Amberton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 21% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Of the 16 students majoring in human development at ASU - Tempe, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in human development at UOPX - Arizona, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UCO is a large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Women make up 75% of the human development majors at the school.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 17% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies schools 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 14 schools only.

  • 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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