Choose Texas Tech's master's program in Human Development and Family Studies, and you can work with:

• World-class research facilities.?You will be able to conduct observations and research in the on-site Child Development Research Center, which serves 80 families with children aged five and younger. Texas Tech also operates an Early Head Start program in Lubbock. The Texas Tech University Neuroimaging Institute gives you the opportunity to support behavioral research with brain studies. You can also use the state-of-the-art Iva Lea Barton Research Suite, a private space that can accommodate focus groups, private observations, interviews, and more.
• Nationally recognized faculty researchers.?Graduate faculty in our Human Development and Family Studies department offer significant expertise in a wide range of issues, including addiction, risk-taking, gender issues, family violence, blended families, and parenting.
• One-on-one mentoring.?Texas Tech operates highly interactive Human Development and Family Studies master's program. You will have personalized attention from involved faculty.

• Quantitative and qualitative research.?Our faculty excel in both qualitative and quantitative research, a rare distinction among Human Development and Family Studies graduate programs.