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2021 Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
1,243 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,788 Avg Cost*

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in human development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human development & family studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the human development & family studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying human development.

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Texas Woman's University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional human development & family studies students. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population. TWU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region list.

The student loan default rate at TWU is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 6,914 of TWU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 7,329 part time students in attendance at TWU.

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Texas Tech University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock. Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. About 7,077 of the students at Texas Tech are attending part time.

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The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best human development & family studies schools for non-traditional students. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater. OSU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 10,181 students take at least one class online at OSU. 5,006 students are part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population. University of Arizona also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at University of Arizona is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. 12,642 students are part time.

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University of Houston landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best human development & family studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population. UH also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region rankings.

About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. 13,663 students are part time.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best human development & family studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas State has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Texas State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. About 8,642 of the students at Texas State are attending part time.

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Southern Nazarene University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at SNU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 599 of SNU students are exclusively distance learners. 467 of SNU students are attending part time.

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University of Central Oklahoma earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. There are approximately 5,223 students at UCO that take at least one class online. 4,113 of UCO students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of North Texas as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population. UNT not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Southwest Region list.

About 1.8% of UNT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,194 students take at least one class online at UNT. 12,105 of UNT students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students human development & family studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 964
Arizona 103
Oklahoma 211
New Mexico 36

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