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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
209 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 209 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 Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in human development and family studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human development and family studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#2 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 Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human development degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best 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 UT Austin are $22,886.

Full UT Austin Human Development & Family Studies Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 79 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.

Full Texas Woman’s University Human Development & Family Studies Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s human development students in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s human development students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is located in Durant, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $11,178, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Human Development & Family Studies Report

Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human development degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #5 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 14 masters’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s human development degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #8 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.

UCO also took the #6 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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