2024 Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

a doctor's degree in human development & family studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #105 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for human development & family studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 doctor's degrees in human development & family studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to human development & family studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of human development & family studies students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt human development & family studies students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human development & family studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for human development & family studies students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in human development & family studies.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Human Development

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

6 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in human development & family studies needs to check out The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in human development & family studies from The University of Texas at Austin

2

Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX

14 Annual Graduates

Texas Woman's University is a great decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in human development & family studies. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in human development & family studies from Texas Woman’s University

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development & family studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	165	22
Oklahoma	92	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human Development

One of 8 majors within the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences area of study, Human Development & Family Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Human Development Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Development & Family Studies	14
Child Development	8

Majors Similar to Human Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Family & Consumer Sciences	5
Family & Consumer Economics	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.