2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,369 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 20 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is $10,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students.
Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Human Development & Family Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 209 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 119 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students per year to attend UH.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of Houston Human Development & Family Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Tarleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 136 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 92 students in 2019-2020.
TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students.
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students per year to attend UCO.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at University of Central Oklahoma
With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.
UNT also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students per year to attend University of North Texas.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durant, Oklahoma. It awarded 29 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students list, Southeastern Oklahoma State University has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
With a ranking of #10, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 109 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development students 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students per year to attend Texas State.
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Southern Nazarene University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SNU is located in Bethany, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.
SNU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SNU is $18,147 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students.
Full Southern Nazarene University Human Development & Family Studies Report
With a ranking of #12, Cameron University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students list, Cameron University has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cameron University is $7,952 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Cameron University
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 40 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students.
Full NMSU Main Campus Human Development & Family Studies Report
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 201 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Oklahoma Baptist University is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.
OBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students per year to attend OBU.
Full Oklahoma Baptist University Human Development & Family Studies Report
University of Arizona came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 92 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at University of Arizona
With a ranking of #17, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. OC is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students list, OC has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,347 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students per year to attend Oklahoma Christian University.
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University of Arizona - Sierra Vista landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Sierra Vista, Arizona, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2019-2020.
UA Sierra Vista not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at University of Arizona - Sierra Vista
With a ranking of #19, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 18 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students list, Abilene Christian has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,809 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students per year to attend Abilene Christian.
Full Abilene Christian University Human Development & Family Studies Report
Baylor University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2019-2020.
Baylor also took the #8 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human development students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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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%.
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- *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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