by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,497 people earned their degree in general human development and family studies, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,832 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 18 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general human development and family studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general human development and family studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree human development and family studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 5 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 5 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Virginia Tech General Human Development & Family Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on General Human Development & Family Studies at Mississippi State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development and Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s human development and family studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Human Development & Family Studies at University of Georgia
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