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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

3 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general human development and family studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general human development and family studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general human development and family studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees to 2 students 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Full The University of Texas at Austin General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Tech University General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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  • 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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