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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas

63 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 63 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular school in Texas for human development and family studies students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the 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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The excellent programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, human development majors at TWU accumulate an average of around $24,028 in student debt.

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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 #3 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

After completing their degree, human development graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debt load of $21,500. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $239, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, human development majors at Texas State accumulate an average of around $23,185 in student debt. 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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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at University of Houston 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 large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human development and family studies programs. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

With a ranking of #7, South Texas College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human development and family studies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.

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University of North Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at UNT take out is $21,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $190.

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#10

Angelina College

Lufkin, TX

Angelina College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human development and family studies programs. Located in the remote town of Lufkin, AC is a public school with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
11 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
12 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin.

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