Below are the key facts about the program, including rankings, popularity, diversity, and earnings. Find out how TWU stacks up against peers offering child development & family studies.
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TWU is a solid choice among schools offering child development & family studies. More specifically it was ranked #170 out of 540 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #13 in Texas.
In the most recent year for which we have data, Texas Woman’s University awarded 117 bachelor’s degrees in child development & family studies.
Child Development & Family Studies graduates with a bachelor’s degree from TWU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $45,900 a year. This is below $64,043, the median for all majors at TWU.
While getting their bachelor’s degree at TWU, child development & family studies students borrow a median amount of $24,170 in student loans. This is lower than $24,299, the typical median for all majors at TWU.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,616 | $15,552 |
| Fees | $2,928 | $2,928 |
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Among recent graduates, 2% of child development & family studies bachelor’s degrees went to men and 98% went to women.
The largest share of child development & family studies bachelor’s degree graduates at TWU are Hispanic or Latino. Roughly 46% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a bachelor’s in child development & family studies.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 |
| White | 36 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 7 |
All of the 78 students who graduated with a master’s degree in child development & family studies from TWU identified as women.
The majority of child development & family studies master’s degree graduates at TWU are White. Approximately 56% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a master’s in child development & family studies.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| White | 44 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 4 |
Every one of the 10 students who graduated with a doctoral degree in child development & family studies from TWU were women.
The majority of child development & family studies doctoral degree graduates at TWU were Black or African American. About 40% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a doctoral in child development & family studies.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 4 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 0 |
Review the following statistics on the composition of the child development & family studies majors at Texas Woman’s University.
This child development & family studies program at TWU offers the following related majors:
| Concentration | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Child Development | 170 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 35 |
TWU conferred 170 degrees in child development recently — 99% to women and 1% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (41%). This count includes degrees completed through distance education.
TWU awarded 35 degrees in human development and family studies, general in the latest year of data — 97% to women and 3% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (43%). Some of these were earned through distance education.