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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Texas Woman’s University to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 97% of the human development majors at the school.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Woman’s University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

About 92% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#3

Amberton University

Garland, TX

Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amberton University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Garland, Amberton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in human development at Amberton, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Texas State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Women make up 75% of the human development majors at the school.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 93% of the human development majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of Central Oklahoma Report

#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human development and family studies programs. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 75% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Tech University Report

Lubbock Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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With a ranking of #9, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in human development at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University Report

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 14 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.

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