by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 42,112 people earned their degree in human development and family studies, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southwest region, there were 3,440 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,652 and $21,123 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in human development and family studies. That schools that top this list have a program in human development and family studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree human development students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human development degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas Woman’s University Human Development & Family Studies Report
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 #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Human Development & Family Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Tech University
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 133 degrees to qualified doctorate’s human development students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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