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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas

10 Colleges
$28,850 Avg Salary
$22,777 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies 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 Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in Texas for human development and family studies students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

After completing their degree, human development graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debtload of $21,500. 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 Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Texas Tech take out is $25,000. 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

The excellent programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Texas. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Human Development majors at Baylor take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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 Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at UH take out is $20,500.

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The excellent programs at University of North Texas 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 midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

Human Development majors at UNT take out an average of $21,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $190.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

Human Development majors at Texas State take out an average of $23,185 in student loans while working on their egree. 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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With a ranking of #7, Abilene Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human development and family studies students. Located in the city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, human development graduates from Abilene Christian carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

On average, human development graduates from TWU take out $24,028 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

Laredo College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas list. Laredo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.

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El Paso Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

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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 10 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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