2024 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Doctor's Degree in family, consumer & human sciences. It is ranked #27 out of 36 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for family, consumer & human sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 22 doctor's degrees in family, consumer & human sciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's 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 many resources a school devotes to family, consumer & human sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of family, consumer & human sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's 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 much debt family, consumer & human sciences students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized family, consumer & human sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for family, consumer & human sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in Texas

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for family, consumer & human sciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences has to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a doctorate in family, consumer & human sciences from The University of Texas at Austin

2

Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Texas Woman's University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences. TWU is a large public university located in the city of Denton.More information about a doctorate in family, consumer & human sciences from Texas Woman’s University

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	28	3
Oklahoma	26	4
New Mexico	23	1

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	22

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	165
English Language & Literature	125
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	92
Theology & Religious Vocations	84
Philosophy & Religious Studies	47
History	41
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	38
Communication & Journalism	31
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	22

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute. More about our data sources and methodologies.