by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Human Development & Family Studies is the 44th most popular major in the country with 42,112 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,862 and had an average of $22,387 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 2,107 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,850 and $22,777 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 964 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in human development and family studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their human development and family studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The human development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas”.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 116 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at TWU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 205 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas 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 29 students in 2020-2021.
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 University of North Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas list. University of North Texas at Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at University of North Texas at Dallas
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Abilene Christian
Lubbock Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas ranking. LCU is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Lubbock Christian University
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 102 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Texas State University
University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 114 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 173 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Texas A&M San Antonio
Baylor University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Baylor
Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waxahachie, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
With a ranking of #13, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at UNT
With a ranking of #14, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Tarleton State University
Howard Payne University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas ranking. Howard Payne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brownwood, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Howard Payne
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 29 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at UT Rio Grande Valley
University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at UH Clear Lake
Lamar University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas ranking. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Lamar University Human Development & Family Studies Report
Houston Baptist University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at HBU
With a ranking of #19, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas list. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Houston - Downtown Human Development & Family Studies Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in Texas ranking. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio
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