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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas

39 Colleges
$22,277 Avg Salary
$16,920 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in Texas to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Development & Family Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Central Texas College the most popular school in Texas for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Killeen.

Of the 34 students majoring in human development at Central Texas College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in Texas. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 7% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

Out of the 39 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 96% of the human development majors at the school.

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Out of the 39 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#6

Angelina College

Lufkin, TX

Angelina College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Lufkin, AC is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #7, San Antonio College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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With a ranking of #8, Tarrant County College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

About 94% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#8

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree human development and family studies programs. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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 25 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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