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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

15 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.

The Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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.

Check out the human development programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

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 degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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#3

Amberton University

Garland, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amberton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Garland, Amberton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college 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 Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human development and family studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a moderately-sized 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 15 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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