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2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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676 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Salary
Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Human Development & Family Studies is the 41st most popular major in the country with 41,651 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,032 and had an average of $24,110 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,509 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,656 and $25,252 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 676 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in human development and family studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human development and family studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 15 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tulsa Community College is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulsa Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,730 for southwest region associate degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Tulsa Community College.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Tulsa Community College

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. CNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $5,676 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Human Development students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Tarrant County College District is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College is $7,048 for southwest region associate degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Tarrant County College District Human Development & Family Studies Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,877 for southwest region associate degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Full Austin Community College District Human Development & Family Studies Report

#5

Carl Albert State College

Poteau, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carl Albert State College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Poteau, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified associates’s human development students in 2019-2020.

Carl Albert State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,390 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Human Development students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Carl Albert State College.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Carl Albert State College

With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 23 associates’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is $8,783 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Human Development students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full OSU-OKC Human Development & Family Studies Report

#7

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. OCCC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OCCC is $8,503 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Human Development students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas

Del Mar College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human development degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMC, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,568 for southwest region associate degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend DMC.

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#9

Redlands Community College

El Reno, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #9, Redlands Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Redlands Community College is a small public school situated in El Reno, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 associates’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Redlands Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,335 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Human Development students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Redlands Community College.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Redlands Community College

#10

Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, Oklahoma

Northern Oklahoma College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. Northern Oklahoma College is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Northern Oklahoma College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Oklahoma College is $8,969 for southwest region associate degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Northern Oklahoma College

#12

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s human development students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,279 for southwest region associate degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Antonio College.

Full San Antonio College Human Development & Family Studies Report

#13

Seminole State College

Seminole, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #13, Seminole State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Seminole, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human development degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seminole State College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,488 for southwest region associate degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Seminole State College.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Seminole State College

#14

Laredo College

Laredo, Texas

Laredo College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Laredo College is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Laredo College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Laredo College is $6,446 for southwest region associate degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Southwest Texas Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Uvalde, Texas, and it awarded 15 associates’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwest Texas Junior College also took the #14 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwest Texas Junior College is $9,255 for southwest region associate degree human development students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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