by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking.
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 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 “Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in human development and family studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in human development and family studies.
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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 “Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 14 doctorate’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Woman’s University
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s human development degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at The University of Texas at Austin
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 Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human development degrees to 2 students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 133 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 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Human Development & Family Studies Report
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