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

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$42,243 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human development and family studies was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 42,112 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Child Development & Family Studies

Our analysis found Oklahoma State University - Main Campus to be the best school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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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 1,478
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 2 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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