2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor'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 Value Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for human development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Child Development & Family Studies
Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Human Development & Family Studies Related Majors for Human Development
One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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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