Ranked #17 in popularity, human development & family studies is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 377 associate degrees in human development & family studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on human development & family studies students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of human development & family studies students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for human development & family studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human development & family studies related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for human development & family studies students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Human Development & Family Studies Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Human Development & Family Studies in Texas
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in human development & family studies.
Top Texas Schools for an Associate in Human Development
El Paso Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in human development & family studies. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Soon after graduating, human development associate recipients typically make about $16,658 in their early careers.
Every student who is interested in an associate degree in human development & family studies has to take a look at Laredo College. Laredo College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Laredo.
Soon after graduation, human development associate recipients typically make about $17,681 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).