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Best Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree 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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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 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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