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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 148 degrees and certificates were awarded to human development and family studies students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #85 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the most popular school in Texas for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 97% of the human development majors at the school.

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#2

Amberton University

Garland, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Amberton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in Texas. Located in the suburb of Garland, Amberton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in human development at Amberton, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 3 spot on the 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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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 75% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 25% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Lubbock Christian University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in Texas. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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Hardin - Simmons University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Abilene.

Women make up 40% of the human development majors at the school.

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University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

  • 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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