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2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

16 Ranked Colleges
1,143 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Human Development & Family Studies is the 78th most popular major in the country with 10,072 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,330 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,143 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in general human development and family studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general human development and family studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general human development and family studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 16 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 168 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $12,317 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Tech

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 136 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,669 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full OSU General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 80 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,521 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNT.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at UNT

#11 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, TWU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend TWU.

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

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arizona.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#6 in overall quality

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.

UT Permian Basin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,889 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 201 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at UT Austin

#8

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

University of Houston ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 119 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $10,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Houston General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 109 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $11,125 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at Texas State University

#16 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,896 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

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#13 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCO has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $12,297 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UCO General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#12

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#12 in overall quality

Tarleton State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

Tarleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $15,604 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#13

Southern Nazarene University

Bethany, Oklahoma
#10 in overall quality

Southern Nazarene University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

SNU also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SNU is $17,239 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full SNU General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#14

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, Oklahoma
#17 in overall quality

Oklahoma Christian University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, OC has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OC is $18,686 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Oklahoma Christian University General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#15

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Baylor is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $26,726 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#14 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Abilene Christian University is $24,153 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Abilene Christian University General Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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