Which Texas human development and family studies program has the lowest debt?

UNT reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,500, with first-year pay of $34,499.

How much do human development and family studies graduates earn in Texas?

The median across 10 Texas human development and family studies bachelor's programs is $32,628 in the first year after graduating and $47,975 five years after.

Human Development and Family Studies (Bachelor's) Programs in Texas, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many human development and family studies bachelor's programs are in Texas?

10 Texas programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

10 programs report first-year pay
10 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Texas human development and family studies bachelor's program pays its graduates $32,628 in their first year, $916 less than the national median. Texas Tech reports the highest first-year pay ($39,096), and UNT the lowest median debt ($19,500).

Median first-year pay$32,628National $33,543

Median pay after 5 years$47,975National $45,741

Median federal debt$22,373National $25,000

Debt-to-earnings66%National 73%

All 10 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Texas TechLubbock · public	$39,096	$51,726	$23,250	59%
2	University of HoustonHouston · public	$37,964	$47,975	$22,450	59%
3	Texas StateSan Marcos · public	$35,047	$47,829	$22,295	64%
4	UNTDenton · public	$34,499	$44,287	$19,500	57%
5	UT AustinAustin · public	$33,118	$62,473	$21,500	65%
6	Baylor UniversityWaco · private nonprofit	$32,137	$49,261	$21,350	66%
7	Texas Woman's UniversityDenton · public	$30,619	$49,277	$24,170	79%
8	Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene · private nonprofit	$30,278	$43,121	$26,000	86%
9	Texas A&M-KingsvilleKingsville · public	$27,918	Not reported	$31,971	115%
10	UTRGVEdinburg · public	$26,897	Not reported	$20,871	78%

Debt and first-year pay at every Texas human development and family studies program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 10 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Texas Tech$39,096
University of Houston$37,964
Texas State$35,047
UNT$34,499
UT Austin$33,118

Lowest median debt

UNT$19,500
UTRGV$20,871
Baylor University$21,350
UT Austin$21,500
Texas State$22,295

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to human development and family studies, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Childcare Workers

$28,570

Median pay in Texas. 34,160 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 150,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $21,750Top 10%: $37,290

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

$33,860

Median pay in Texas. 41,200 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 66,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $26,430Top 10%: $49,680

Social and Human Service Assistants

$45,860

Median pay in Texas. 21,620 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 48,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $31,350Top 10%: $60,460

Farm and Home Management Educators

$33,260

Median pay in Texas. 470 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 800 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $20,680Top 10%: $60,510

Common questions

Texas Tech in Lubbock reports the highest median first-year pay, $39,096. Its median federal debt is $23,250.

Human Development and Family Studies (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked143 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the human development and family studies bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024