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2025 Best General Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas

10 Colleges in Texas
760 Human Development and Family Studies Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general human development & family studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #88 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 10 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general human development & family studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 760 degrees in general human development & family studies annually.

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Choosing a Great General Human Development & Family Studies School

Best General Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas The human development and family studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Human Development & Family Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Human Development & Family Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

General Human Development & Family Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Human Development and Family Studies
Master's Degrees in Human Development and Family Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Human Development and Family Studies

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Human Development & Family Studies in Texas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the human development and family studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Texas Schools in Human Development and Family Studies

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
147 Human Development and Family Studies Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general human development & family studies has to look into Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were approximately 147 general human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
168 Human Development and Family Studies Degrees Awarded

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general human development & family studies. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 168 general human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
32 Human Development and Family Studies Degrees Awarded

Texas Woman's University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general human development & family studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 32 general human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
97 Human Development and Family Studies Degrees Awarded

Texas State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general human development & family studies. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 97 general human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
99 Human Development and Family Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were about 99 general human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
64 Human Development and Family Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were roughly 64 general human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
34 Human Development and Family Studies Degrees Awarded

Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were approximately 34 general human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TX

Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 57th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 15 general human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at Abilene Christian in the most recent data year.

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Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX

Lamar University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Beaumont. This university ranks 78th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 5 general human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX

Located in the midsize city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 81st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 25 general human development & family studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Permian Basin in the most recent data year.

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Best General Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 103
Oklahoma 565 183
New Mexico 416 89

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One of 10 majors within the Human Development & Family Studies area of study, General Human Development & Family Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Human Development and Family Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Child Development 788
Child Care Provider/Assistant 330
Child Care & Support Services Management 143
Early Childhood and Family Studies 40
Family & Community Services 26
Family Systems 9

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