2027 Best Value Consumer Services & Advocacy Schools in the Southwest Region

[Consumer Services & Advocacy](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/family-consumer-economics/consumer-services-and-advocacy/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value consumer services & advocacy schools.
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2027 Best Value Consumer Services & Advocacy Schools in the Southwest Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in consumer services & advocacy, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Consumer Services & Advocacy Schools
For return on investment in consumer services & advocacy, no school beat Texas State University San Marcos this year. Texas State University San Marcos is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $11,450, with out-of-state students paying around $22,930. Consumer Services & Advocacy graduates carry a median of $19,822 in student loans. Soon after graduation, consumer services & advocacy degree recipients from Texas State University San Marcos generally make around $45,666. Set against $19,822 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 89%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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 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).
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