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2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

23 Colleges
$30,652 Avg Salary
$21,123 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online human development programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for human development and family studies students. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at CNM take out is $7,500.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tulsa Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, human development graduates from Tulsa Community College take out $15,283 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent online programs at Carl Albert State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Poteau, Carl Albert State College is a public school with a small student population.

On average, human development graduates from Carl Albert State College take out $8,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. OCCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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#5

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

The excellent online programs at Central Texas College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the Southwest Region . Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Killeen.

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#5

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tyler Junior College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, human development majors at NMSU Main Campus accumulate an average of around $20,500 in student debt.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Redlands Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of El Reno, Redlands Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northern Oklahoma College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Tonkawa, Northern Oklahoma College is a public college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 23 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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