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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

8 Colleges
$29,731 Avg Salary
$25,610 Avg Student Debt

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

With 1,478 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #47 most popular major in Texas.

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 Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Texas Schools for a Bachelor's 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 bachelor’s degree in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human development graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debtload of $20,155. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $239, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human development graduates from Texas Tech carry an average student debtload of $24,465. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $212.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, human development majors at Baylor accumulate an average of around $20,522 in student debt.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, human development majors at UH accumulate an average of around $22,994 in student debt.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Texas. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, human development majors at Texas State accumulate an average of around $22,768 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $259, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of North Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

Human Development majors at UNT take out an average of $23,483 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $190.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at TWU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,820.

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Abilene Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the midsize city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human development graduates from Abilene Christian carry an average student debtload of $25,868.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 149
Oklahoma 436
New Mexico 116

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 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

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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