2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

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 Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree human development and family studies students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree human development and family studies students list, TWU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 25 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$17,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Master’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 Texas State are $17,040.

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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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