2024 Best Consumer Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Consumer Economics isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #630 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Consumer Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 97 bachelor's degrees in consumer economics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to consumer economics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of consumer economics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized consumer economics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for consumer economics students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The consumer economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Consumer Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Consumer Economics in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in consumer economics.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Consumer Economics

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

66 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in consumer economics. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in consumer economics from University of Georgia

2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

31 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat The University of Tennessee - Knoxville if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in consumer economics. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in consumer economics from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Best Consumer Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best consumer economics colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Tennessee	460	31
Georgia	453	66

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Consumer Economics Related Rankings by Major

Consumer Economics is one of 3 different types of Family & Consumer Economics programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Consumer Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Family Resource Management Studies	236
Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services	18
Consumer Services & Advocacy	1

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.